Del Shannon on Runaway The Beatles and more - Later with Bob Costas 1/24/89

[@jamesdunn6957]

Del Shannon, handsdown one of the greatest stars of all time. He left this world much too soon.

[@SusanSandoval-bz6gw]

Thank you for all the information very interesting 👍

[@richardsisk1770]

Del was a real talent. Wish he was still around. Good interview.

[@AbductedByRobloxians]

Thank you so much for uploading this, im a 28 year old musician and i absolutly love this guy!

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

That is what I am looking for!

[@rsohlich1]

Nice video! I'm from BC and had always heard stories about Del growing up in the 90s. I always loved that song "Runaway" even before I knew he played in Battle Creek much. He had a haunting and really cool voice. Appreciate the share and info regarding Del! Peace

[@gabriellew6467]

What a down-to earth, nice person. Sad to think that he took his own life. Bobby Vee's The Night has a thousand Eyes - that line is from a beautiful poem by Francis Wiliam Bourdillon: The night has a thousand eyes And the day but one Yet the light of the bright world dies With the dying sun The mind has a thousand eyes And the heart but one Yet the light of a whole life dies When love is done

[@geoffreywilliams7705]

What a lovely person Dell comes over as . .

[@mysticmaverick1]

Super talented guy. It says a lot that Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne produced two of Del's albums.

[@acerjackson4579]

Such a cool guy. Kept himself on terra firma all his life, even in regular contact with his former Headmaster and beloved by his home town. Still rocked like f.... though.

[@radiomindchatter7994]

Really like Del...

[@What_The_Eff]

One year before he took his own life

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

Oddly I am uploading Bonnie Raiit from Later on this date in 1988. She discusses Del.

[@captaintruth3219]

. On the advice of his doctor, on January 24, Shannon began taking Prozac, an antidepressant. Fifteen days later, he died by suicide, shooting himself with a .22 caliber rifle at his home in Santa Clarita, California, on February 8, 1990.[16] He died from lead in the head, In other words “lead poisoning”🤡

[@captaintruth3219]

Shannon committed suicide on February 5th 1990, his body found minus his hairpiece. In other words he flipped his wig.🤡

[@SusanSandoval-bz6gw]

Oh wow .. I guess you think that was clever very insensitive

[@rapman5791]

Del never quite got over Tom Petty poaching Howie Epstein.

[@captaintruth3219]

1961 one hit wonder, after 29 years just gave up, flipped his wig and died of lead poisoning.

[@waukivorycopse2402]

That simple, huh?

[@juliahoban6893]

You appear more captain no clue than captain truth.

[@TheReubenKincaid]

Del had a bunch of hits….and his late 60’s stuff though not hits was what you would not expect…

[@soulaesthete8563]

Del Shannon had more than one hit and didn't die of lead poisoning. You need to do your homework.

[@rockinkb]

one hit wonder? don’t make me laugh 😂 he was huge in Britain voted top vocalist in 62/63 hit the top spot only once but had many tunes that got close, Swiss Maid, Hey Little Girl, Keep Searchin, Little Town Flirt ect ect, a true gent that had empathy for others not so fortunate, and influenced so many stars, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Mark Knofler to name a few, he produced other artists continued to write great songs in a career that spanned nearly 30 years - he was loved by so many and he’s sorely missed 😢🎸