Del Shannon - Runaway

Let's go back to the earlier days of rock'n'roll for a bit. Del Shannon's huge 1961 hit "Runaway", written by himself and keyboardist Max Crook, is amazingly enough 50 years old, and it still sounds great. The clip you'll see is from 1965 though. Finally, here's some useless pop trivia for you: Del Shannon's real name was Charles Weedon Westover. Doesn't sound quite as cool as Del Shannon, does it?

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