Rock ‘n’ roll was music for teenagers. That’s what was magic about it. The best of those ’50s and early ’60s singles are the ones that treat teenage concerns — life-altering crushes, soul-obliterating ...
COOPERSVILLE – Del Shannon had an inkling "Runaway" might be a special rock song, so he played it again and again long before it was released in 1961 and shot to the top of the charts. His wife, ...
Enchanted by Del Shannon's "Runaway" as a boy, Tom Petty later paid the ultimate tribute to this No. 1 single and its singer: He saluted the tune in his own 1989 hit song, "Runnin' Down a Dream." ...
Charles Westover might have been from Grand Rapids. But Del Shannon, the rock and roll legend, was "born" in Battle Creek. Del Shannon, Westover's stage name, came to be when he wrote and performed ...
Perhaps you remember Del Shannon. He's the guy who sang "Runaway" ("and I wonder where she will stay, my little runaway, my run-run-run-run-runaway..."), which was a No. 1 hit in 1961 and was later ...
Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Listen to The Zutons in the studio putting their own spin on 'Runaway' by Del Shannon for triple j's ...
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Avenged Sevenfold’s latest addition to their ever-expanding album The Stage is a cover of Del Shannon’s “Runaway.” The track has the unique distinction of featuring guitarist Zacky Vengence on lead ...
Don't miss out on the headlines from Today in History. Followed categories will be added to My News. Del Shannon was born Charles “Chuck” Westover 80 years ago, on December 30, 1934, in Grand Rapids, ...
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