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Charles Weedon Westover (December 30, 1934 – February 8, 1990), better known by his stage name Del Shannon, was an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known for his 1961 number-one Billboard hit "Runaway". In 1999, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Del Shannon (* 30. Dezember 1934 in Grand Rapids , Michigan ; † 8. Februar 1990 in Santa Clarita , Kalifornien ; bürgerlich Charles Weedon Westover ) war ein US-amerikanischer Sänger, Komponist und Texter, der in den 1960er Jahren sowohl in den USA wie auch in Großbritannien erfolgreich war.
13. Nov. 2009 · Born Charles Westover in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1934, the singer-songwriter known as Del Shannon dies by suicide on February 8, 1990. In a period when the American pop charts were dominated...
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23. Apr. 2024 · Del Shannon (born Dec. 30, 1934, Coopersville, Mich., U.S.—died Feb. 8, 1990, Santa Clarita, Calif.) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was one of the first white rock and rollers to write his own songs. He is best known for the pop music classic “Runaway” (1961).
10. Feb. 1990 · Feb. 10, 1990 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Del Shannon, whose melancholy hits of the early 1960s came to personify the decline of his later professional years, has been found dead in his Santa...
24. Apr. 2024 · April 24, 2024. By. Paul Sexton. Del Shannon 'Runaway' artwork - Courtesy: UMG. Post-rock’n’roll, pre-British invasion American pop is seen by some po-faced music historians as a uniformly...
