Del Shannon

Del Shannon (født 30. desember 1934 i Coopersville eller i Grand Rapids i Michigan, død 8. februar 1990 i Santa Clarita, California) var en amerikansk rock 'n' roller og country musiker og låtskriver. Hans døpenavn var Charles Weedon Westover. Tidlig i 1960-årene hadde han hits med Runaway, Hats Off To Larry og Keep Searching, men etter The Beatles og den britiske bølgen, ble Shannon satt i skyggen. I 1989 overtok han etter Roy Orbison i Traveling Wilburys, men Shannon begikk selvmord kort tid etter i sitt hjem i Santa Clarita, California.

Del Shannon ble innlemmet i Rock & Roll Hall of Fame i 1999.

Filmer og TV-opptredener

Filmografi 
 It's Trad, Dad! (aka Ring A Ding Rhythm) (1962)
 Daytona Beach Weekend (1965)
 The Best of Del Shannon, Rock 'N' Roll's Greatest Hits in Concert, (Live fra Rock & Roll Love Palace, Kissimmee, Florida, 1988), et Tv program arrangert av Wolfman Jack.

TV 
 American Bandstand (1961)
 Milt Grant Show (DC) (1961)
 The Buddy Deane Show (1962)
 Shindig! (1965)
 Hulaballoo (1965)
 The Lloyd Thaxton Show (1965)
 Shivaree (1965)
 The Merv Griffin Show (Monday, August 16, 1965)
 Hollywood a Go-Go (1965)
 Where the Action Is (1966)
 Late Night with David Letterman (1986)
 The Swingin Kind ABC Television with Lee Alan
 Let's Rock Tonight PBS Host Fabian (1989)

Diskografi 
 London HLX 9317. Runaway/ Jody. (1960)
 London HLX 9402. Hats off to Larry/ Dont't Gild The Lilly,Lilly. (1961)
 London HLX 9462. So Long Baby/ The Answer To Everything. (1961)
 London HLX 9515. Hey Little Girl/ You Never Talked About Me. (1962)
 London HLX 9587. Cry Myself To Sleep/ Im Gonna Move On. (1962)
 London HLX 9605. The Swiss Maid/ Ginny In The Mirror. (1962)
 London HLX 9658. Little Town Flirt/ The Wamboo. (1962)
 London HLX 9710. Two Kinds Of Teardrops /Kelly. (1963)
 London HLX 9761. Two Silhouettes/ The Wild One. (1963)
 London HLU 9800. Sues Gotta Be Mine/ Since She's Gone. (1963
 London HLU 9858. Thats The Way Love Is/ Time Of The Day. (1964
 AMY 905. Handy Man/ Give Her Lots Of Lovin. (1964) 
 AMY 911. Do You Wanna Dance/ This Is All I have To Give. (1964) 
 Stateside SS. 269  Mary Jane/ Stains On My Letter. (1964
 Stateside SS. 368  Keep Searching We'll Follow The Son/ Broken Promises.( 1964)
 Stateside SS. 395 Stranger In Town/ over You. ( 1965) 
 1,661 Seconds With Del Shannon (1965)
 This is My Bag (1966)
 Total Commitment (1966)
 The Further Adventures of Charles Westover (1968)
 Live in England (1972)
 ...And The Music Plays On (1978)
 Drop Down and Get Me (1982)
 Runaway Hits! (1986)
 Greatest Hits (From The Original Master Tapes) (1990)
 Rock On! (1991)
 Home and Away (Originally recorded in 1967 and released in 2006)

Singler 

 APeaked at #56 on Hot Country Songs.

Referanser

Litteratur

Eksterne lenker 
 
 
 
 [ Del Shannon] at AllMusic

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