Del Shannon Runaway live 1982

[@tbascoebuzz4782]

I never appreciated growing up a teenager in the 60’s until recently. I didn’t realize then, the magnitude of what we had. Seeing the world today, the kids of today…..I could almost cry. Now I’m 72 and realizing……my God..WE HAD IT ALL! God bless all of you, especially those who were there and understand. ✌️😎☮️

[@user-kn4sc1il8r]

Well said l am 69 and feel exactly the same way we did have it all ,yes we didn't have mobile phone or credit cards, but we had much more.

[@waynegreenblatt8696]

They would have zero perception or connection of how we lived and experienced life a couple of generations ago!!

[@anthonyhughes6763]

Yep - the 60,s music together with rock n roll - great times and fantastic memories.

[@rayg9344]

Born in the 90's and I envy you. I was born early enough to experience a world without phones and social media but too late knowing I am missing it and still have a lot of years to go dealing with generations of people that will never develop real personalities and shy away from true interpersonal interaction...

[@earlkemp4556]

The music will never leave our thoughts. We could sing along with the tunes. Now, how much can you scream and that is sad. I sometimes get lost when I hear those songs and cry because that time is lost, Earl Love the oldies, class of 1969

[@patgeorge3330]

The guy on the piano is Burton Cummings, a great piano player and singer himself. Del Shannon's music is a treasure.

[@paulvoss01]

Thanks for knowing that too. Burton Cummings has one of the greatest voices in Rock and Roll.

[@billkohler6292]

Love Burton Cummings also. Really neat guy too!

[@NiiminTV]

Burton Cummings is from my city Winnipeg

[@tcsmith9924]

Burton Cummings was with Guess Who!! OMG

[@garyvandecar8554]

Yup Burton Cummings the lead singer of my all favorite Canadian Group The Guess Who.

[@mastopakya]

Being a teen in the 60's was the best. The music was a never ending stream of hits, and Del Shannon was at the top.

[@JotaJotaRam]

i imagine!

[@dgillies5420]

The whole American continent catered to the boomer children, the largest population explosion ever. The boomers have been spoiled by their economic importance every decade, all their life. We were blessed! I look at cartoons today and pity the children of 2000...

[@frankschiavone4557]

Anyone who grew up in that era was blessed with great memories

[@user-cg6ei8rs9c]

Just st Bone tired I never walked so much in my 66 years 😊

[@tomnaquin8903]

Thank God for my perfect memory, I sing every song of the 50s and 60s that I loved then, every day.

[@lynettewood2380]

My father knew Del. He’d come into my father’s bar occasionally, have a drink and asked him to cash a check. These were the days before atms etc. He told my father that he had a big hit record currently. My father responded well I have a blonde teenage daughter who would love to hear this song. Father called me at home and told me that Del Shannon wanted to sing me some of his recent hit song. And he did. And father cashed his check! Thank you father and thank you Del! A great memory that’s true! L. Wood ❤

[@shanenichols1052]

That keyboard solo is insane, a bit of genius. This song has the energy, vitality and inventiveness that is the best of pop’s potential as art. Bless you Del for the happiness you gave me as a kid when you came on the airwaves.

[@rongarza9488]

RUNAWAY in Am ( - = tie, x = times, q = quarter, e = eighth, + = chord, ||:x:|| = repeat x) >> = strum pattern [change Inst Voice to Keys] A3-C4-E4-A4 E4 C4 A3 C4 E4 2x Verse 1 and 2 A3-C4-E4-A4 E4 C4 A3 C4 E4 2x |As I walk along |And as I still walk on G3-B3-D4-G4 D4 B3 G3 B3 D4 2x |wonder |think of F3-A3-C4-F4 C4 A3 F3 A3 C4 2x |our love |Together E3+A#3+B3+E4 (E chord) 11x |q q ee e|eeee eq | (play above 1 more time for Verse 2) Chorus I A3+C#4+E4 (A chord) >>|ee e |ee e | |I’m a walkin’ |Wishin’ |And I wonder |Why | A3+C#4+F#4 (F#m chord)>>|ee e |ee e | |Tears are fallin’|To end |-der |she ran| (play above Chorus I 3 more times) ||: D5 C#5 D5 A4 F#4 :|| A4 D5 |And I wonder where she will| ||: E5 D#5 E5 B4 G#4 :|| B4 E5 |stay | A4 C#5 E5 A4 F#4 |my little | A4 C#5 E5 A4 E4+G#4+B4 (4x + 2x) |Runaway | [change Inst Voice from Keys to MUSITRON] Solo 1 A#4 A4 E4 C4 A4 A#4 A4 E4 C4 E4 A4 G4 F#4-G4 C#4-D4 Bb3-B3 F#3-G3 Bb3-B3 C#4-C4 F#4-G4 F4 E4 F4 C4 A3 F4 E4 F4 C4 A3 F4 F4 E4-F4 (4 times) E4-F4-E4 D4-E4-D4 C4-D4-C4 B3 B3 A3 ~~ A4 (~~ = slur up to) Solo 2 A#4 A4 E4 C4 A4 A#4 A4 E4 C4 E4 A4 G4 F#4-G4 C#4-D4 Bb3-B3 F#3-G3 C#3-D3 Bb2-B2 F#2-G2 F4 E4 F4 C4 A3 F4 E4 F4 C4 A3 F4 F4 E4-F4 (4 times) E4-F4-E4 D4-E4-D4 C4-D4-C4 B3 B3 A3 Chorus II A4 B4 C#5 B4 A4 |I’m a walkin’ | F#4 G#4 A4 G#4 F#4 |Tears are fallin’| A4 B4 C#5 B4 A4 |A wishin’ | F#4 G#4 A4 G#4 F#4 |To end this | A4A4 A4 (A alone)>>|ee e |ee e | |And I wonder | F#4F#4 F#4(F# alone)>>|ee e |ee e | |wonder | A4A4 A4 (A alone)>>|ee e |ee e | |Why | F#4F#4 F#4(F# alone)>>|ee e |ee e | | | ||: D5 C#5 D5 A4 F#4 :|| A4 D5 |wonder | ||: E5 D#5 E5 B4 G#4 :|| B4 E5 |stay | A4 C#5 E5 A4 |Runaway | ||: F#4 A4 C#5 E5 A4 :|| (fade out)

[@jonathanbennett1405]

Amazing Del Shannon. Still sounds great today, 61 years on from Runaway. Rock legend.👍👏👏👏👏

[@MrWigby]

He committed suicide many many years ago

[@DippyHippie]

Uh,oh! He killed himself with a 22 rifle back in 1990! WHOOPS!

[@joycrane6886]

I thought he killed himself...always bothered me ...such a talent..made my day. Loved his music...

[@joycrane6886]

Oh ..I was right..misread the comment...wish I had not...

[@user-ht1xu4gv2u]

Had this play at Jr high dance withVALAERIE....MEMS SHE SMELT GOOOD

[@barryfix]

Still remains as a pillar of legendary rock and roll

[@user-cg6ei8rs9c]

1958❤🎉

[@marywright7397]

He was just so good!

[@rcaken]

Del Shannon, the best rock & roll singer ever ! Shook hands with him once at a show in England. No body comes even close.

[@Mike49if]

@dontzenyourselfout you're a miserable jerk.

[@MsSmitty9]

dontzenyourselfout John Fogerty is rite there with him. Listen to “ Born on the Bayou “ from the 87 Vietnam Special. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6DciqFugsmWmaM&feature=share

[@NickG123]

@dontzenyourselfout he was pretty good, would say runaways one of my top 5 favorite songs, but plenty come close and are on the same level!

[@Fresh-tw7ev]

A rock and roll superstar to this day. Sir you are missed.

[@elvispresleydaily3952]

Elvis???????!??!!??!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?

[@melvynobrien6193]

People don't realize that Del Shannon was the second musician in rock history, after Chuck Berry, to write his own hits and sing and play guitar on them. A rock pioneer.

[@cheif1955]

I do

[@sweetcaroline2060]

He's great!

[@clark4797]

I didn't know that. Very cool!

[@debbiewalker1399]

Dion is a magician with music.

[@scottshannon127]

I DONT THINK MEL EVER HEARD OF A GUY NAMED BUDDY HOLLY, WHO WROTE HIS OWN SONGS, PLAYED GUITAR AND SANG PRETTY WELL.

[@argo1946]

Sixty years ago and it still sounds great. Can you imagine a funfair without that sound? May it continue to play forever.

[@marblox9300]

If there EVER was a truly iconic staple of musical history. This has to be it.

[@AustinHansen]

This version is really, truly wonderful.

[@sardu55]

IMO I think it's the very best version of the song. Even better than the original. Shannon said this version is how he wanted to record it originally, but the big shots wouldn't let him. Given that he was really ahead of his time with the rock beat, pushing the song forward and getting people up on their feet.

[@ladystrange7791]

This version is AMAZING💜💜💜

[@artemiobalderas300]

The Best versión ever.

[@robertbeasley6427]

Del

[@jimmyneil]

Quite simply one of the all time great songs EVER. Saw Del twice in concert... fantastic. You'll be ok now Del, there's no depression in Heaven. R.I.P.

[@lindabrown6991]

I have listened to this song. 15 times on and off, i still don't tire of it.

[@user-fv8ct2km5y]

One of the most talented singer/songwriters in history. His music will live on forever. Rest well Del.

[@markingtime1024]

My late husband and I used to go dancing most Saturday nights at a pretty nice club with a great house band. All young guys. Runaway was always a favorite song of mine, and I kept bugging the band to please learn it. They finally did and did it brilliantly. What a thrill to dance to it played by a live band years after it was big. Ever after they'd strike up Runaway when we came into the club, so we'd have to hit the floor before we'd even sat down. Great times.

[@stephenpirie8900]

1961...for my 12th birthday, my older brother gave me a 45 record of "Runaway." My parents gave me my first pair of baseball cleats to end out my Little League Baseball career. I'd say it was my most memorable birthday ever! Love that song!

[@timhoovermusicman]

I wasn't around for another year...

[@michelebaker6001]

I love this video. He looked so happy. It is so sad that he felt he had to take his own life. He was so talented.

[@riceski]

Friends say he didn't take his life it was an accident.

[@j2zii931]

Gary Rice he died from suicide because of his depression

[@nelliecognito4993]

@@riceski He shot himself in the head. That's no accident.

[@fredguldbrandsen2723]

Please don't anyone else go this way. Del Shannon made a mistake. Please don't make the same mistake.

[@michelebaker6001]

@@fredguldbrandsen2723 i know the feelings he had because I have felt it myself.

[@monicavalente7272]

This is such a brilliant song

[@buddybahama3938]

One of the best rock and roll songs of all time!

[@janiscalaba4932]

Wow! Burton Cummings on piano. ✌️❤️🌻Love you Del Shannon

[@edwardthompson5820]

I'm from Michigan and I was a young man at the time. Born 1945. Great music. Lots of memories.

[@davidhaun7767]

How can you not love this song?

[@lindabrown6991]

Love it, love it, love it.

[@annettespencer8154]

Me to Linda love from Australia

[@thepurpleufo]

No one...absolutely no one was like him. A talent like no other.

[@susanschattl5829]

Wish he was still around RIP Del.

[@joegongora2200]

I'd also wish it were like that. It be great Del would still around with Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly w/The Crickets, Eddie Cochran, and others that are no longer around. It's great to have these wonderful memories of him. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers backed him up on an album, that was the "Drop Down and Get Me LP". Which was back in 1981, he also knew the Beatles.

[@seanmagee5669]

Yea, I agree. Big loss RIP Del

[@ibmark740]

He is……

[@BeasleyStreet]

Although not in this genre, my one wish is Harry Chapin was also still with us.....a giant...

[@lordstanleyjr2015]

Burton Cummings great solo performer & member of The Guess Who

[@joegongora2200]

It certainly doesn’t get any better than that when 2 Rocking legends get together .

[@mariagallo6660]

I still shiver when I hear his songs ...music...love them.They touch every essence of you. Gone to soon. His singing and music was pure joy!

[@B1jujv75]

Fantastic vocals :) Del brought the 60,s in the rock pop era ...:) His vocal rage was incredible .....:) RIP Del you are truly missed ....

[@UserOfTheUnknown]

When music was music. No manufactured rubbish. Real instruments.

[@mj.l]

it was plenty manufactured. del was one of the few pre-beatles acts to write his own songs. there are tons of great artists these days - the difference is that the record industry is dead so you have to find the good music for yourself. music without the interference of corporate interests, exploitative contracts and sleazy hype men promising young bands “i’ll make you a star, kiddo!” is pretty great actually.

[@robdaggersfan]

I have just read the sad news that Max Crook died just a few days ago on 1st July,2020. Max is the wonderful solo musician on Runaway, playing his own invention the Monophonic Synthetiser, which he called the Musitron. It looks very Heath Robinson (it is built with additional resistors, TV Tubes, and parts from household appliances and old amplifiers); but the very special sound and Max's energy and passion, together with Del Shannon's wonderful voice make Runaway one of the greatest hits of the early 1960's. Max co-wrote Runaway with Del. Max's chord change from A-minor to G was sheer musical genius. Del will always be one of my favourite singers of the 1960's and I hope he will never be forgotten. But I hope that Max Crook and his family are also remembered by us at this time. Rest In Peace Max.

[@teedeeiss]

Didn't know he had passed away 3 yrs ago. Thanks!

[@horseyhorselips3501]

I was 6 years old when this song came out. And it’s the very first song I sang at Karaoke 🎤 and I blew the crowd away singing it every time since. RIP Del Shannon Thank You for the Show

[@mrjuvy49]

I need to try this song!

[@mariagallo6660]

So sad he done himself in depression.....😢😢😢

[@oliverbonney9632]

I was fourteen years old when this record was a hit. It was the best of times. Del, you were the B.E.S.T.

[@robertbeasley6427]

Rest in peace Del Shannon

[@deborahdouville3926]

When music Rocked! Del was one of a kind. His music is still being heard today and is loved.

[@sarahdoegito]

Even when he is not singing, just talking his voice is still very beautiful.

[@lathanchee6873]

Sarah Fernandes u look beautiful as well :)

[@larryleatherlegs7064]

Lathan Chee simp

[@Toddo_5]

@@larryleatherlegs7064 super simp

[@user-on6xv2or4l]

My 69 chevy SS truck...My MaryEllen... our BEER and weed....sure were the days DELL MADE IT GREAT

[@eddiemorin1902]

A GREAT SONG THAT BRINGS BACK SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TIMES OF MY YOUTHFUL LIFE

[@robertbeasley6427]

I listen to this at 65 and it's a great

[@johnfrank2262]

Rest in peace Del a rock legend

[@williamoverly1617]

The first time you heard it, you knew. This was one of the greatest rock songs ever!

[@sardu55]

No kidding, it really was one of the top, maybe Top 5, rock songs ever recorded. It crossed all sorts of barriers at the time. His unique use of the minor chords and the famous Musictron (by Max Crook) took the music into a new direction, a direction that never turned back to the old style tunes before it. For a great song, combined as a solid trend setter, 'Runaway' will stand out 100 years from now and Shannon's story will live on thru it.

[@jpolar394]

Del reminds me a lot of John Fogerty the way they look.

[@tcm6756]

Totally get that. Also their persona's.

[@muff-puff.]

WoW, what a wonderful comparison. Love CCR and the opening Riff of Bad Moon Rising always gives me Goosebumps.

[@didibolter9362]

I agree with you J 🖒🖒

[@fredkaplan9720]

Del Shannon's does not remind me of John Fogerty one bit. John Fogerty a little bit on the conceited side he thinks he's the greatest thing that happened to rock music when he it's not try a little bit of Ricky Nelson a lot of joint Fogerty's music is nothing but noise

[@muff-puff.]

@@fredkaplan9720 Fred, Sure you've got the right Fogerty? Dude, it's well documented that CCR were NEVER into the Drugs and/or Alcohol scene. They are not like the overindulged, overrated and overhyped beatles. Never heard so much Bullcack about the mersrybeat. Hype again you see. CCR were a solid Crew, man. John Fogerty is as far-sighted as Zager&Evans. Chill out, dude 🚬.

[@harmen-zu3sy]

What a great surprise, I haven't heard this song in 50 years, I was just a teenager again for 3 minutes .

[@1JUSTGOTLUCKY1]

Man, this song never gets old!!! Del Shannon was a great singer and performer!

[@Massimo_Bettin]

Amazing artist, underrated songwriter so ahead of his time and above all one of the best song ever made in the last century.

[@xchalibur77]

Shit, this gives me goosebumps. This is REAL MUSIC !!!!!!

[@jpolar394]

HELL YEAH !!👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@stevewixom9311]

Man, no shit.. it really is.. damn i miss music like this

[@generalyellor8188]

Says every old fogey of that era, as though every piece of music that came out after their own youth passed away just isn't worthy. BS.

[@REVLIMITER3]

Del Shannon a true rock and roll legend !

[@marthamcneal7010]

"Runaway" is my favorite song EVER! My first LP that I ever bought had this song on it. I'm a 69 y/o oldie but still loving the music of years and years ago.

[@ronrichardson1148]

I take prozac myself I'm lucky enough to have it work for me i love Dell wish it could have worked for him he's still around

[@terrietackett8964]

Love that keyboard run !! Fabulous!! In my opinion, the best version.🥰🥰

[@SandorVitez]

I liked the Wilburys alternate version

[@tazman572]

Fantastic video. Del had a great voice and great sound. Burton Cummings on piano is the icing on the cake.

[@mathewhesson1796]

He outclassed elvis, but with runaway it put him up with the beatles.

[@pallen49]

One of my all time favorite of Del ( that Peter and Gordon got a hit from it ) was ' I go to pieces '...MAN, he created such a beautiful melody in that one.. So miss the likes of Del and his talent...RIP

[@rickrick5041]

That song is so good I can hardly listen to it without going to pieces

[@johnjuke5498]

this was one brilliant performance by Del, and the guy on the keyboard.

[@brucemackenzie4952]

My favorite song when I was 12 and 64 years later still one of my favorites.

[@worldcatloversheavenwatcht2927]

I like this song and super freak by Rick James

[@user-vn4bm5wr2i]

Me too

[@ellez2115]

Me too, 61 years later.

[@dancooper3806]

The LaSalle Hotel opened in 1927 at 45-47 Capital Avenue Battle Creek Michigan. The Hi-Lo Club was opened as a bar and "beer garden" in 1933. In 1954 the name was changed to the Gilbert Hotel. Rock-and-roll singer Del Shannon first performed his hit song, "Runaway" at the Hi-Lo Club in 1961. The hotel closed in 1978 and was demolished in 1984.

[@user-ip9yu7lp1q]

Del Shannon - Runaway (1961) As I walk along 길을 걸으며 I wonder what went wrong, with our love, a love that was so strong 그토록 강렬했던 우리의 사랑이 어디가 잘못됐는지 생각해요 And as I still walk on 그리고 계속 길을 걸으며 I think of the things we've done together, a-while our hearts were young 우리의 사랑이 창창했던 시절 함께 했던 일들을 생각하죠 I'm a-walkin' in the rain 빗속을 걷고 있어요 Tears are fallin' and I feel the pain 눈물이 흐르고 가슴이 아프죠 Wishin' you were here by me, to end this misery 당신이 여기 있다면 이 고통이 끝날 텐데 And I wonder 알고 싶어요 Why she ran away 왜 그녀가 떠났는지 Yes, and I wonder, a-where she will stay-ay 그래요, 궁금해요 어디에 그녀가 있을까요 My little runaway, A-runaway 나의 귀여운 도망자는

[@delrayhooter4183]

Del had a voice that didn't need a mic. RIP. Much loved

[@garyolafson8303]

I never heard Del sing Live before. But, listen carefully how he ' shouts ' his lyrics. This is his best Live performance - his voice went down hill from here on. Was he a cigarette smoker ? Cigarettes kill vocal cords over time

[@patrickhoward5803]

@@garyolafson8303 has

[@gabbyjohn737]

The oldies are just great music

[@gkprivate433]

really live and not lip synched. wonderful talent

[@scottswinney5929]

I first discovered Runaway in the movie American Graffiti. Great song and great movie.

[@rayemes9735]

Met Del in Adelaide ( Australia) in 1975. After his fairly short time on stage he invited a few of us back to his room after for a beer. He had another gig the same night on the other side of town, so, much to the promoters distaste, Del agreed to come to that gig with us.What a thrill, driving around your home town with a roll n roll great.

[@teedeeiss]

Way cool!!

[@Frankiarmz]

What energy! That guitar is like a weapon in his hands !

[@lordemed1]

Wow! Great performance with fascinating discussion before...

[@hollielee6719]

ELVIS 😇♥️ did a beautiful cover 📔 of this song 🎵🎤 on the Las Vegas stage during 1969. Elvis introduced Del Shannon 😍 who was in the audience. Sad 😟 Del Shannon commited suicide 😭 Rest in Peace ☮️ 🕊️ Del Shannon and Elvis Presley.

[@gregnormal]

Hello!!! How are you doing? Please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you are a fan? Have a great day… Stay Safe!

[@garyr1846]

saw him in concert in Syracuse in 1964 and loved it heard a couple girls talking on way out that said they liked it but it sounded oid fashioned Yes the Beatles were on their way made me feel sad Still love it today

[@marilynnblackmore544]

It gives me goosebumps.

[@tigerstripe56]

Absolutely love this song! The first time I heard it in American Graffiti back in the spring of 1974 I had to have the single. So I bought the soundtrack double album and wore it out! Great sound, nothing I ever heard before.

[@kos2318]

American graffiti came out in August 1973 not 74

[@transfattyexpress]

@@kos2318 Maybe but doesn't mean he didn't see it until spring of 74.

[@michellereed5638]

My mother , God rest her soul, introduced me at a very young age to all the great rock and roll music and this was another song she just loved. I was only born in 1962--but I know she listened to the greats before I was even born! I just really love this music, this song really sings to me--thanks for posting! This song really gets me going! Love it!!!!!!

[@jackstitt1395]

I still remember when music was played over the airwaves. Sadly not today but I can still go back to this and my happy place.

[@sardu55]

Some of Shannon's music was ahead of his time. He had a voice, according to a friend, that was 'like an air raid siren'. He focused on songs of angst and loss, of trouble and heartbreak and women treating him bad for no reason. 'Runaway' is loaded with minor chords, a major break from songs of that era. "I needed something to contrast with Max (Crock) Musictron', he noted in 1986. By 1965 his career had peaked. He didn't chart again until the early 80's. He was doing ok financially, and played the oldies circuit along with doing music production work and writing. But, at 55 in 1990, his life long battle with bi-polar disorder got the better of him. Home alone, and reeling from the strange affects the drug Prozac had on him since he began taking it a few days before, Shannon pulled out his .22 rifle and shot himself in the right temple. His second wife discovered his body when she returned home several hours later.

[@Massimo_Bettin]

thanks :D

[@aza3ful1]

horrible way to go for such a lovely person

[@axiomist1076]

Pardon my language but I get really pissed by the use of those damn drugs. Fuck psychiatric drugs and fuck the psychiatrists who push them. Many people have been killed by these criminals pushing this garbage on them to "help" them. I didnt know about Del taking his life. Its very sad. He was a great musician and singer and made us very happy, as you can see in the video. They had a lot of fun doing the song and so did the audience.

[@mariap.thisislife8735]

Ohhh 😢

[@valeriedeuchars1429]

@@axiomist1076 so true because of that we lost ah good man and ah brilliant singer runaway was one of my fav songs from Del and many more RIP Del your are sooo sadly missed 💔💔

[@williamoxendine6121]

This man had so much talent and the people loved him to bad he didn’t know it

[@joegongora2200]

When depression hits one can’t think or see things clearly. He was only human and like the rest of us he suffered from emotional pain. When he was feeling bad his managers wanted to send him on tour. What gets me is that no one encouraged him to see a doctor or encouraged him to get some type of help. I remember reading that in my local paper. He certainly had a large fan following.

[@z512345]

Boy, they must have a great band in heaven, and I know who would be one of the lead singer. RIP Del.

[@timbell8221]

HE WAS SO GOOD , GREAT SONG . THE 1960s WAS A GREAT TIME TO GROW UP IN , I HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME.....

[@mikegregory7844]

This song always make me feel 17 again every time I hear it. It’s so good.

[@randyhughes4049]

Loved him. What a great voice Also a really good guitar player

[@williamwyckoff3963]

I grew up listening to Del Shannon he is truly missed ! He was a great singer

[@paterpull]

Had the good fortune to back him up for a couple of Midwest gigs back in the 60's. He showed me the original lyrics written on an envelope. Pretty cool. Great writer, singer and guitarist.

[@ztneb70]

Great Singer.Shit Depression ,Rest in Peace Del Shannon

[@seizethedayandlive]

your comment prompted me to check; i didn't realize that he committed suicide. a sad ending to a talented artist....

[@Mike583]

@@seizethedayandlive I heard his wife say his Dr. prescribed some medication for him. It really messed him up, she said he was doing ok & he was even scheduled to meet people in a couple days, about a project he was working on I believe. She came home from the store & found him dead! She insisted it was all because of that medication, he was dead!

[@seizethedayandlive]

I'm sure we'll never know the real extent to which lives have been hurt because of the sale of drugs from licensed doctors who did not consider the impact it could have on their patients....@@Mike583

[@sweetsueohio2]

@@Mike583 I believe the medication was called Prozac. They used to prescribe it for children suffering from depression. They tried my daughter on it. But she was allergic to it. So they took her off. i don't think they prescribe for children anymore.

[@65motowngirl]

Michael Bentz it was more than depression. It was that damn drug Prozac!

[@leroybrowntm1251]

even paul mccartney had said runaway inspired him to write the beatles hit -Things we said today! the A minor chord. del was a brilliant song writer with a soaring falsetto voice that would keep the dogs up at night. listen to the ending of keep searchin from 1965 & his falsetto was at the highest decibal. he also wrote the beautiful heartbreak ballad I go to pieces that peter & gordan had a hit with.that song sounded exactly like a lennon /mccartney song & a really great one. also hats off to larry was a follow up to runaway & an exellent one at that. I really miss del & his talent,I wish he could have gotten some help with his depression.R.I.P. DEL

[@sherill3369]

I love "Runaway", it is one of my all time favorite songs that I never get tired of hearing. Didn't know this song inspired Paul McCartney's "Things we said today" which interesting enough is one of my all time favorite Beatles songs. Loved "Hats off to Larry" and "Little Town Flirt" is another Del Shannon favorite of mine. He was a great artist. Really one of the all time greats.

[@williamoverly1617]

He toured with the Beatles in England. You can hear Del all over the Beatles music. He , in turn, was the first American to record a Beatles song and a Rolling Stones song (FROM ME TO YOU and UNDER MY THUMB).

[@hotwax9376]

It also partially inspired Tom Petty's song, "Runnin' Down a Dream." The first stanza has the line "Me and Del were singin' Little Runaway."

[@hotwax9376]

@@williamoverly1617 He also wrote "I Go to Pieces," which became a hit for Peter and Gordon. Del originally recorded it himself, but the British duo's version was the one that became a hit.

[@belindahackney2722]

I absolutely love this song of De Shannon ! He was the greatest songwriter and singer of the 1960 and on wards.

[@johnpiontkowski8086]

I come to youtube to relive the greatest era of music 50 60 and early 70's Jackie was one of them .

[@michaelcudby787]

I watched a youtube piece on a performance of Del Shannon,think it was 1989,in Sydney.I watched the whole show(about 2 hours) & was totally awe struck,for the whole show.He was such a tallented performer.Not a hint of anything that lay ahead for him, the next year.RIP Del.

[@JohnnyTheMechanic]

Considering how his life ended It's a bit bittersweet to see how well appreciated Del Shannon is nowadays, it would be great if he could see how he is now regarded as one of the greatest. Great live singer and performer

[@popismommyme340]

Such a beautiful smile.

[@taratova]

Memories.. riding in a 56 chevy with a hood scoop.. days of muscle car classics.

[@misteryus]

I've watched some live versions of this tune, but this one gotta be the best!

[@deconry]

best version ever is his Letterman performance of Runaway that is on Utube.

[@misteryus]

@@deconry I still like this one better, but the Letterman one (1987) is also great.

[@mariondickens4144]

I was 11 years old when Runaway came out and loved the song and still do now.

[@utatriebel2211]

Ein wunderschöner Song, ein Ohrwurm. Del war sehr talentiert.👍🏻

[@iljrw1]

Another favorite of mine was his song.....Hats if to Larry.

[@Topper954]

There is definitely no Del Shannon's around today.A unique performer so loved in England and indeed everywhere.

[@jeannemarietrotta8604]

Del Shannon - What a classic Summer Cruise song of his many greats that will live forever! Del really rocks & doesn't miss a beat! Tony Trotta

[@crashcorrigan9733]

My older siblings listened to Shannon, Buddy Holly, Everly Brothers, that whole lot. So I grew up on these guys. Had an old Motorola Stereo record player. Detachable speakers. State of the art back then. God, do I miss those times, and those singers.

[@snoroof58]

The very best performer! And this post shows how he did it so easily, or at least made it look so easy. Pure class!

[@joegongora2200]

Him and Burton Cummings of the Guess Who did an awesome performance of Runaway. Del Shannon's signature song and Burton Cummings did justice to the way he played the keyboard.

[@lynettedavies115]

What a guy, I remember this coming onto the charts. Magic.

[@MeMeDaVinci]

This is Gold! I've never seen this. I loved Del Shannon. So talented.

[@marcelolopez4016]

Maravilloso, que sonido, hoy en 2024 la seguimos escuchando.

[@5.0_life30]

I was only 2 years old in 82' wishing I was 21 to hear him sing and actually hear and feel his voice in this concert. Hell I wish I was 21 in 1966

[@SouthCalifas619]

That_Ford _Guy i see you hate non whites, do you kill anyone looking mexican to you for fun?

[@geoboy700]

That_Ford _Guy yep whoa man

[@1888bigevil]

Was 4 Love crime story

[@axiomist1076]

I was 13 in '61, when this song came out. At 21, Sargent Pepper came out and blew us all away.

[@lynettewood2380]

I did. He sang the song to me over the phone when I was a teenager. I was lucky.

[@hamesh3474]

To hear real talent like del is so refreshing vs today's non talent ..the world misses him

[@markfurman4386]

Doesn't seem like 40 years ago. God, how time flies!

[@woolyhighlander7280]

WOW, what a song, now that's Rock n Roll in 2021,nothing even comes close, tremendous showman and artist !

[@psw4763]

He was amazing. Beautiful song and great artist.

[@mikeletz3298]

He was a musical genius

[@firequeen7872]

My dad who plays electric organ made me fall in,love with this song when I was 5. I’m 43 now and I it’s still amazing for all the right reasons ❤️ thank you Dad and thanks Del. Watching from NZ 🇳🇿❤️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@jackstahlbush]

7/15/23 I AM 75 BUT WHEN I HEAR 50-60"S AGAIN I AM BACK TO BEING 25 / BEACH BOYS = FOUR SEASONS/MOODYS / 1963 DODGE WITH 383 QUAD