Del Shannon
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Biography
[Edit]One of the best and most original rockers of the early '60s, Del Shannon was also one of the least typical. Although classified at times as a teen idol, he favored brooding themes of abandonment, loss, and rejection. In some respects he looked forward to the British Invasion with his frequent use of minor chords and his ability to write most of his own material. In fact, Shannon was able to keep going strong for a year or two into the British Invasion, and never stopped trying to play original music, though his commercial prospects pretty much died after the mid-'60s.
Born Charles Westover, Shannon happened upon a gripping series of minor chords while playing with his band in Battle Creek, MI. The chords would form the basis for his 1961 debut single, "Runaway," one of the greatest hits of the early '60s, with its unforgettable riffs, Shannon's amazing vocal range (which often glided off into a powerful falsetto), and the creepy, futuristic organ solo in the middle. It made number one, and the similar follow-up, "Hats Off to Larry," also made the Top Ten.
Shannon had intermittent minor hits over the next couple of years ("Little Town Flirt" was the biggest), but was even more successful in England, where he was huge. On one of his European tours in 1963, he played some shows with the Beatles, who had just scored their first big British hits. Shannon, impressed by what he heard, would become the first American artist to cover a Beatles song when he recorded "From Me to You" for a 1963 single (although it would give him only a very small hit). Shannon's melodic style had some similarities with the burgeoning pop/rock wing of the British Invasion, and in 1965, Peter & Gordon would cover a Shannon composition, "I Go to Pieces," for a Top Ten hit.
Del got into the Top Ten with a late-1964 single, "Keep Searchin'," that was one of his best and hardest-rocking outings. But after the similar "Stranger in Town" (number 30, 1965), he wouldn't enter the Top 40 again for nearly a couple of decades. A switch to a bigger label (Liberty) didn't bring the expected commercial results, although he was continuing to release quality singles. Part of the problem was that some of these were a bit too eager to recycle some of his stock minor-keyed riffs, as good as his prototype was. A brief association with producer Andrew Loog Oldham (also manager/producer of the Rolling Stones) found him continuing to evolve, developing a more Baroque, orchestrated pop/rock sound, and employing British session musicians such as Nicky Hopkins. Much to Shannon's frustration, Liberty decided not to release the album that resulted from the collaboration (some of the material appeared on singles, and much of the rest of the sessions would eventually be issued for the collector market).
By the late '60s, Shannon was devoting much of his energy to producing other artists, most notably Smith and Brian Hyland. Shannon was a perennially popular artist on the oldies circuit (particularly in Europe, where he had an especially devoted audience), and was always up for a comeback attempt on record. Sessions with Jeff Lynne and Dave Edmunds in the '70s didn't amount to much, but an early-'80s album produced by Tom Petty (and featuring members of the Heartbreakers as backing musicians) got him into the Top 40 again with a cover of "Sea of Love." He was working on another comeback album with Jeff Lynne, and sometimes rumored as a replacement for Roy Orbison in the Traveling Wilburys, when he unexpectedly killed himself on February 8, 1990, while on anti-depressant drugs.
Title: Little Town Flirt (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Del Shannon
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Teen Pop
Title: The Complete UK Singles (And More) 1961-1966 (CD2)
Artist: Del Shannon
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop Rock
Title: Complete Uk Singles (And More) 1961-66 (CD1)
Artist: Del Shannon
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop Rock
Title: Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams
Artist: Del Shannon
Title: Back to Back (Re-Recorded Versions)
Artist: Del Shannon, Tommy Roe
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Pop, Teen Pop
Collections
Title: Early 60s Hits - Hitpackage With 50 Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: The Solid Silver 60's Greatest Hits (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Reggae, Ska
Title: I Love Sixties (CD3)
Title: Rock'n'Roll 50 - 60’s (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Rock'n'Roll 50 - 60’s (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Heartbreaking Ballads Vol. 2
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Heartbreaking Ballads Vol. 3
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Heartbreaking Ballads, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Rock'n'Roll Drive-In
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: My Favourite Hits Of 1961 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Country, Pop, Pop Rock, Acoustic
Title: My Favourite Hits Of 1961 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Country, Pop, Pop Rock, Classical, Bop
Title: My Favourite Hits Of 1961 (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Rock & Roll, World Music, Country, Pop, Pop Rock, Folk
Title: My Favourite Hits Of 1961 (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Country, Pop, Pop Rock, Classical
Title: Die Hit Giganten Best Of Rock'n'roll (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: The Greatest Rock & Roll Concert Ever (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop Rock
Title: My Favourite Hits Of 1962 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Country, Pop, Pop Rock, Funk, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Rock'n'Roll Injection Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Rock'n'Roll & Jukebox Hits (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Dreamboats & Petticoats - The Best Of The Love Songs (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: 100 Best Of Rock And Roll Love Songs (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock
Title: No. 1 Hits Of The 60's (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Pop, Bossanova
Title: Ultimate Rock N Roll Love Songs (CD1)
Genre: Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll
Title: The Greatest 60s-70s Ballad (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock & Roll, Pop, Funk
Title: The Greatest 60s-70s Ballad (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock & Roll, Pop, Funk
Title: My Favourite Hits Of 1963 (CD4)
Genre: World Music
Title: All Stars Disco 2 (CD05)
Genre: Disco
Title: 101 Number Ones Of The 50s & 60s Vol. 2 (CD3)
Genre: Blues, Country, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: Rock And Roll Memorable 60s (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Ultimate Jukebox Hits Of The '50s & '60s (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Ready Steady Go, Vol. 12 Rockhouse (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: RSG Vol. 10 - Drive In Show (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: My Favourite Hits Of 1963 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll, World Music, Country, Pop Rock, Funk, Acoustic
Title: Ready Steady Go, Vol. 4 Good Time Baby (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Ready Steady Go, Vol. 8 Stand By Me (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Ready Steady Go, Vol. 3 Runaway (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Ready Steady Go, Vol. 14 Long Tall Sally (CD1)
Genre: Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Ready Steady Go, Vol. 22 Road Runner (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: The Many Faces Of The Beatles (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: Solid Gold Rock N Roll 3CD (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Rock & Roll, Country, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Ready Steady Go, Vol. 26 Mean Woman Blues (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Ready Steady Go, Vol. 28 Guitar Man (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Dreamboats & Petticoats 10th Anniversary (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: Dreamboats & Petticoats 10th Anniversary (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: Ready Steady Go, Vol. 30 Sister Twister (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: My Favourite Hits Of 1965 (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Pop Rock, Funk, Acoustic
Title: My Favourite Hits Of 1966 (CD7)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Blues Rock, Folk Rock, Garage Rock, World Music, Latin, Pop, Pop Rock, Folk
Title: 100 Hits - The Best Sixties Album (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Garage Rock, Reggae, Pop, Funk
Title: Billboard Top 100 Hits Of 1961 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Billboard Top 100 Hits Of 1961 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Car Hits: The Ultimate Collection 5CD (CD5)
Genre: Soul, Nu Disco, Pop, Alternative, Indie
Title: Ultimate 60s Jukebox 5CD 2018 (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Funk
Title: 60s Jukebox - The Ultimate Collection (CD04)
Genre: Pop
Title: Mastermix DJ Beats Vol. 66
Title: Dream Lovers 3CD Box Set (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll, World Music, Country, Rockabilly, Disco, Pop, Folk
Title: Jon Savage’s 1965: The Year The Sixties Ignited (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: American Heartbeat The 60s (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Sealed With A Kiss: Box Set (CD1)
Genre: Blues, Gospel, Rock & Roll, World Music, Country, Rockabilly, Pop, Folk
Title: American Graffiti Good Ol Rock N Roll (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Featuring albums
Title: American Graffiti (Soundtrack (Highlights))
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Best of Rock 'n' Roll & Jukebox Music: 100 Greatest Hits from the 50s & 60s
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: Wristcutters: A Love Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Bobby Johnston
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Best of Rock 'n' Roll Music - 100 Greatest Originals Hits from the 50s & 60s
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: The Top 20 of Rock 'n' Roll - 20 Rock 'n' Roll Smashes (Rerecorded Version)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock
Title: Karaoke: Gold - Singing to the Hits (Rerecorded Version)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock
Title: Love, Love Me Do (CD1)
Artist: Lemon Popsicles And Strawberry Milkshakes
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: The Best Of The Love Songs (CD1)
Artist: Petticoats, Dreamboats
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Solid Gold Memories - Singing to the Hits (Rerecorded Version)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock
Title: American Heartbeat - The '60s (CD1)
Artist: American Heartbeat
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Rock & Roll, Country, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: American Graffiti (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack