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Del Shannon
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American musician (1934-1990)
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Del Shannon was the pseudonym of Charles Weedon Westover, an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1934, he served in the United States Army before beginning his work period in 1958. He performed rock music, as well as country, pop, pop rock, and psychedelic pop, using his voice as his primary instrument.
Westover died by suicide in Santa Clarita in 1990. His recordings were released on Elektra and Island Records, and his copyrights were represented by Broadcast Music, Inc. He was recognized in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame collection.
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Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Charles Weedon Westover, 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. In addition to his music career, he had minor acting roles.
Known for
- Hullabaloo — Self1965
- Top of the Pops — Self1964
- Shindig! — Self - Singer1964
- It's Trad, Dad! — Himself1962
- Del Shannon: The Runaway — Himself (archive footage)
- Del Shannon Live In Austrailla
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1934
- Active to
- 1990
Discography
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 574,462
- Total plays
- 4,506,872
Tags
Del Shannon (30 December 1934–8 February 1990) (born Charles Weedon Westover in Coopersville, Michigan) was an American rock and roller who launched into fame with the No. 1 hit "Runaway" (1961) which introduced the musitron, an early form of the synthesizer played by "Runaway" co-writer and keyboard player Max Crook. Shannon followed up with "Hats Off to Larry", another big hit, and the less popular "So Long, Baby", another song of breakup bitterness. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Del+Sha
Key facts
- Born
- Charles Weedon Westover , ( 1934-12-30 ) December 30, 1934, Coopersville, Michigan , U.S.
- Died
- February 8, 1990 (1990-02-08) (aged 55), Santa Clarita, California , U.S.
- Genres
- Rock and roll country
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar
- Years active
- 1954–1990
- Labels
- Bigtop Network London Twirl Berlee Amy Liberty Dunhill United Artists Island Elektra Silvertone
- Website
- delshannon .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Grand Rapids
- Place of death
- Santa Clarita
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- voice
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Official website
- www.delshannon.com
- Image
- Del Shannon 1965.jpg
Show 10 more facts
- date of birth
- 1934-12-30
- date of death
- 1990-02-08
- manner of death
- Suicide
- birth name
- Charles Weedon Westover
- name in native language
- Charles Westover
- pseudonym
- Del Shannon
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- end of work period
- 1990-00-00
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- Commons category
- Del Shannon
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Encyclopedic overview
Charles Weedon Westover (December 30, 1934 – February 8, 1990), known professionally as Del Shannon, was an American musician, singer, and songwriter, best known for his 1961 number-one Billboard hit "Runaway", which was covered later by various major artists, including Elvis Presley and the Traveling Wilburys. In 1999, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In addition to his music career, he had minor acting roles.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Del Shannon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.