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Del Shannon (30 December 1934–8 February 1990) (born Charles Weedon Westover in Coopersville, Michigan) was an American rock and roller who launched into fame with the No. 1 hit “Runaway” (1961) which introduced the musitron, an early form of the synthesizer played by “Runaway” co-writer and keyboard player Max Crook.
Shannon followed up with “Hats Off to Larry”, another big hit, and the less popular “So Long, Baby”, another song of breakup bitterness. “Little Town Flirt”, released in 1962 reached #12 in 1963 as did the album of the same name. After these hits, Shannon was unable to keep his momentum in the US, but became a sensation in England. In 1963, he became the first American artist to record a cover version of a Beatles song with “From Me to You”.
Shannon returned to the charts in 1964 with “Handy Man”, “Do You Wanna Dance”, “Keep Searchin’”, and “Stranger in Town” (1965), with the latter two songs themed about flight from pursuit in a dangerous world. A 1966 chart offering was Shannon’s cover of the Rolling Stones’ “Under My Thumb”. In the late 1960s after a dry spell of hits, he turned to production. In 1969 he dis...
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Top 10 Del Shannon Songs
Runaway
Hats Off To Larry
Little Town Flirt
Cry Myself to Sleep
Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun)
So Long Baby
Keep Searchin'
Handy Man
The Swiss Maid
From Me to You
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Top 10 Del Shannon Albums
Little Town Flirt
Home and Away: The Complete Recordings 1960-1970
Greatest Hits
Runaway
Runaway With Del Shannon
The Best of Del Shannon
The Very Best of Del Shannon
The Further Adventures of Charles Westover
Drop Down and Get Me
1,661 Seconds With Del Shannon
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