The Life & Tragic Death of DEL SHANNON

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  • Опубліковано 10 лют 2024
  • Explore the captivating journey of Del Shannon, from his humble beginnings in rural Michigan to the pinnacle of rock and roll fame. Discover the story behind his iconic hits like "Runaway" and "Hats Off To Larry," and delve into the highs and lows of his career. Join us as we unravel the life and legacy of Del Shannon, a true legend of rock and roll.
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  • @fob1xxl
    @fob1xxl 4 місяці тому +37

    RIP in peace DEL. 💙

  • @jamesrobiscoe1174
    @jamesrobiscoe1174 4 місяці тому +24

    Del Shannon's voice and material were unique. Hearing his hits from the early Sixties can bring back time and place and teenage state of mind. Heaven must have a sound stage around every corner.

  • @ColKorn1965
    @ColKorn1965 4 місяці тому +33

    My dad and his best friend wandered into a venue somewhere in New Jersey and Del was performing

  • @tonygaray3233
    @tonygaray3233 4 місяці тому +25

    i think there needs to be a movie about this great artist

    • @edgytryhard
      @edgytryhard 3 дні тому

      Stop with the stupid ass movies about everything that get everything wrong anyway

  • @tammief3515
    @tammief3515 4 місяці тому +26

    i love the song run away good song.

  • @dcopson896
    @dcopson896 3 місяці тому +7

    Dell Shannon I love his songs I allways play Dell Shannon songs he great singer

  • @jeannehall6546
    @jeannehall6546 4 місяці тому +16

    The day he died he was scheduled to perform the next day in my hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana!

  • @Glenrsi
    @Glenrsi 4 місяці тому +16

    Bought his last album "Rock On" it is fabulous.

  • @jamesham521
    @jamesham521 4 місяці тому +14

    Saw him on stage 1963 never thought of his private life RIP

  • @goplad1
    @goplad1 4 місяці тому +17

    I dated Jody Westover and we became good friends. I knew Del. He was an interesting guy. Unique and a bit eccentric. He and Jody both had battled alcoholism but stopped drinking and stayed sober. I was very saddened to hear that Jody had passed away. I had lost touch with Jody and hadn't spoken with her in awhile. I ran into her brother Craig and he told me she had passed away from cancer. That was tough for me. By the way Del had written the song Jody in 1961, not after Jody's passing. Obviously that would have been impossible since Del had died many years before Jody.

    • @MexicoDigDoctor
      @MexicoDigDoctor 4 місяці тому +2

      I always love to hear personal stories like this. Thank you for sharing!

  • @muffassa6739
    @muffassa6739 4 місяці тому +19

    I remember him so well and it's so sad about he passed away. I wish he could have gotten some help. 😢

    • @peaches1206
      @peaches1206 4 місяці тому +6

      Stay away from pharmaceuticals!!!!!

  • @RussellJamesStevens
    @RussellJamesStevens 4 місяці тому +10

    Runaway is a memorable song , especially like old COFFIN DODGERS like me. Thank you Del Boy .

  • @neilroberts7457
    @neilroberts7457 4 місяці тому +14

    Saw him perform on his Crime Story tour in Australia. Fantastic....

  • @markbrookes6557
    @markbrookes6557 4 місяці тому +5

    I'm 66 yrs. and I never heard this story. Speaking as someone who was prescribed Prozac 25 yrs. ago and took it for about a year, I can attest to the fact that the side affects are far worse than the main reason to prescribe it in the first place. I just stopped those drugs too!

    • @DanielDyer-xr3nh
      @DanielDyer-xr3nh 4 місяці тому

      I was also prescribed PROZAC at one time but when I got that bottle home I threw it away never even taking one of them. I had been warned about that EVIL DRUG and it's negative side effects. I'm sure I made the right decision on that. I later fired my psychiatrist and never saw another one again. To this day I have absolutely no faith in the PSHYCIATRIC PROFFESION and I always warn others not to believe everything they say.

  • @Suzi64grad
    @Suzi64grad 4 місяці тому +5

    I met Del Shannon’s wife in Washington DC when we both spoke at a hearing on the drug that led to Del’s suicide. She shared with me how happy he had been because he was revamping his career. She told me when he started Prozac he started having suicidal ideation…one of the side effects. She spoke eloquently at the FDA hearing with lots of us sharing our experiences too! Wonderful lady! I shared Del’s symptoms, and knew exactly how he felt before he died. Horrible drug for lots of us! I will never try any drug like it again!

  • @movieman9100
    @movieman9100 4 місяці тому +6

    Rest in Peace Del Shannon.

  • @patriciadrury8557
    @patriciadrury8557 4 місяці тому +10

    Del and shirley came and stayed with us when they were in england rip del rip jody❤❤ and shirley thank you for being our friend

  • @Polyphemus47
    @Polyphemus47 4 місяці тому +4

    My favorite recording by Del is the b-side of "Hats Off to Larry", "Don't Gild the Lily, Lily". I've always loved his records - I have most of them. "Runaway" was, by FAR the most-requested song my band played. It was one of the first songs I learned in my teens, and was the last song I sang on stage, many years later. Audiences always sang along to the 'wa-wa-wa-wa-wonder' part.

    • @Polyphemus47
      @Polyphemus47 4 місяці тому +1

      In fact, once at a show, a young woman kept shouting, "Play 'WONDER'!!! Of course, we knew what she meant.

  • @dawnefoulds1271
    @dawnefoulds1271 2 місяці тому +2

    DEL SHANNON. HE MADES SOME GREAT SONGS. GREW UP WITH HIS SONGS MY DAD LOVED IS SONGS. 🎉DAWNE FOULDS.

    • @dawnefoulds1271
      @dawnefoulds1271 2 місяці тому

      Thanks for my red heart. Dawne Foulds👍

  • @josephfarrell2584
    @josephfarrell2584 4 місяці тому +11

    I seen him perform in Liverpool, great but he wouldn't come out for an encore or to sign autographs. Must have been his alcoholism or Prozac time. Great singer during my teens.

  • @dennisschnobrich9288
    @dennisschnobrich9288 Місяць тому +1

    Back in 2004 I had the exact same synth-ems as Del, I suffered for a year and a half then I finally got help when I obtained medical insurance, I was proscribed Prozac and for the first 30 days I felt worse but I still had the will to live and I toughed it out and slowly was cured. I wish Del did the same thing.

  • @TOP5InstantRegret
    @TOP5InstantRegret 4 місяці тому +9

    Emotions surge within them like a tempestuous sea, with disappointment and anxiety as unwavering companions on their tumultuous journey.

  • @StephenLuke
    @StephenLuke 3 місяці тому +3

    RIP
    Del Shannon
    (1934-1990)

  • @familydogg1234
    @familydogg1234 4 місяці тому +7

    You missed an entire album recorded in England 1967/68 often retitled " And the Music Plays On". Andrew Oldham produced it and it wasnt released for years

  • @philipbuckley759
    @philipbuckley759 4 місяці тому +3

    In January 1990 Shannon was pushing himself to finish a new album and schedule upcoming concerts, resulting in troublesome stress. 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 was very much in charge of his business, but within days after he started taking Prozac I noticed a personality change in him. He developed severe insomnia, extreme fatigue, chills, racing heart, dry mouth, and upset stomach," testified LeAnne Westover, Shannon's widow. "Suicide was totally out of character for my husband. There was no note and no goodbye

  • @adrinathegreat3095
    @adrinathegreat3095 4 місяці тому +5

    Much more successful in the UK than in the USA with multiple top 10 hits in the 60s, most of his early B-sides were nearly as good as the A side's

  • @frankshuffitt3925
    @frankshuffitt3925 3 місяці тому +2

    Miss you Del.

  • @hansvonschlader8227
    @hansvonschlader8227 3 місяці тому +1

    Runaway is really great song, love the video of the hotrods wifh Ron Howard

  • @formulas2730
    @formulas2730 4 місяці тому +2

    Surprising that you failed to mention that Del Shannon's recording of From me to You was the first Beatles song to make the charts in the USA...in fact I was a bit confused when I later heard the Beatles about who's recording it actually was.

  • @g.m.pinnere7561
    @g.m.pinnere7561 4 місяці тому +2

    If you haven't heard it already, Tom Petty pays homage to Del Shannon in his great solo album from 1989 with his song, 'Runnin' Down A Dream.' "...Trees flew by, me and Del were singin' little Runaway..." And the outro guitar solo by Mike Campbell is fantastic! Check it out.

    • @gerry1620
      @gerry1620 4 місяці тому +1

      Wasn’t Del going to replace Roy Orbison in the Traveling Wilburys when Roy died? I could be mistaken but I think Del passed in the process of the TB’s second album which is why they titled their second album Volume 3.

    • @g.m.pinnere7561
      @g.m.pinnere7561 4 місяці тому +1

      @@gerry1620 Hey, Gerry. Thanx for the response. I did a little research on UA-cam, etc., and according to sources, there was speculation that Del Shannon or Roger McGuinn might replace Roy Orbison after his passing. It never happened. However, you might enjoy the video performance of 'Runaway' by the Traveling Wilburys on UA-cam - that features Del Shannon. "Keep on Rockin' in The Free World..."

    • @gerry1620
      @gerry1620 4 місяці тому +1

      @@g.m.pinnere7561 Thank you very much. I’ll check it out. Let me know if you find out the title of their second album also please. For some reason I thought it was titled like it was their third but I might be nuts. 😃

  • @MARKETMAN6789
    @MARKETMAN6789 Місяць тому +1

    Saw him many times in the 70s around manchester ,one of the greatest live performers ever ,always gave a great show ,i once went to the bar in the willows at salford at the end of the night and del was stood there getting a drink ,i pulled out my pretend guitar and started singing the answer to everything to him and asked him why he didnt play it that night, He stopped me there and then said whats your name,i said cliff and he shook my hand and said pleased to meet you cliff ,he said keep practicing your guitar and singing cliff ,i enjoyed that ,i then told him me and my mates have seen you loads of times del,he said you must be f*****g daft and laughed ,my mates all came to the bar and del said i need to go now ,,i think he enjoyed taking to me and my imaginary guitar as much as i loved talking to him
    Im 74 now and del shannon is one of the very few people who could get me to leave my bed if he was still performing ,he was great

  • @aisforapple2494
    @aisforapple2494 4 місяці тому +10

    It was the Prozac that killed him. 😢

  • @SofiaMinerva
    @SofiaMinerva 3 місяці тому +1

    Porque no traduces al español tu semblanza parece que esta muy bien explicada

  • @codyhenrichs9699
    @codyhenrichs9699 4 місяці тому +4

    My mom was more than a friend of Del Shannon

    • @MexicoDigDoctor
      @MexicoDigDoctor 4 місяці тому +1

      That must have been such a thrill for her! I understand that you don't elaborate out of respect for your mom, but I think we get the hint. I'm glad she told you so you could tell us! There are lot of secrets moms keep to themselves all their lives. I know my mom did, but then a long came DNA genetic testing for the general public. 😉

  • @MrBecker666
    @MrBecker666 3 місяці тому

    I watched when he came on Letterman shortly before his passing

  • @grandpahickory613
    @grandpahickory613 4 місяці тому +1

    this man influenced my band The Oak Cliff Beats in 1963.....He allowed us to do his version of From Me To You Written by John Lennon of the Beatles.....We did this number with me on harmonica in 1963, and our on stage performances were over run by American Females rushing onto our stage knocking us, and our amps completely over.....We did not get American press attention because of the rolling stones coming on the scene...I was deeply saddened to hear of his suicide because I believed he loved GOD....I WAS TERRIBLY DISAPPOINTED !

  • @user-fu2mi1nd5l
    @user-fu2mi1nd5l 4 місяці тому +1

    He's on that second wilbury record, right?

  • @neilforbes416
    @neilforbes416 4 місяці тому +1

    2:31 You're talking about "Runaway" but your graphic shows the sleeve and label of "Hats Off To Larry". Not a good look.

  • @juliestrom412
    @juliestrom412 4 місяці тому

    I adore his version of Do you Wanna Dance? It's really so beautiful and ethereal. 😮

  • @jenniferwells9032
    @jenniferwells9032 4 місяці тому +2

    I know 🥲🥲🥲❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @SofiaMinerva
    @SofiaMinerva 3 місяці тому +1

    No speeak inglés

  • @sharonmathers2928
    @sharonmathers2928 Місяць тому

    Mom born 1934.

  • @rolfdejonge3915
    @rolfdejonge3915 4 місяці тому +1

    ✌️🤠💥🌟🌀👍

  • @sandgrownun66
    @sandgrownun66 4 місяці тому

    What's "tragic", is any clickbait video with "tragic", or "sad" in the title.👎

  • @neilforbes416
    @neilforbes416 4 місяці тому

    Your graphics are *REALLY SLOPPY* here. (3:35) For the album "Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams", you show the American "Mala" label but the British EMI-Stateside cover. *GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER!* 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎