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Del Shannon

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Del Shannon

Del Shannon has been played on NTS over 60 times, featured on 22 episodes and was first played on 23 March 2015.

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. "Little Town Flirt", released in 1962 reached #12 in 1963 as…

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Cut And Come Again
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Zonophone2006
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Be My Friend
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Early In The Mornin'
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United Artists Records1972
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Runnin' On Back
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Liberty1968
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Thinkin' It Over
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Restless
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Island Records1975
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