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

RIP in peace DEL. 💙

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.

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

i love the song run away good song.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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!

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

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!

Rest in Peace Del Shannon.

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.

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.

RIP Del Shannon (1934-1990)

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

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

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.

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

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

Miss you Del.

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

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

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.

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.

It was the Prozac that killed him. 😢

My mom was more than a friend of Del Shannon

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

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 !

I watched when he came on Letterman shortly before his passing

He's on that second wilbury record, right?

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

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

No speeak inglés

Mom born 1934.

I know 🥲🥲🥲❤️❤️❤️❤️

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

✌️🤠💥🌟🌀👍

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

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!* 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎