I don't want to sound dramatic but this genius changed my life in 1961 when I heard Runaway. He's the absolute greatest ever and it's so sad he's not here anymore. The songs will live forever. I saw him 8 times, just superb.
eagles1me, I feel pretty well the same as you. I have this "Del Shannon Live In England" CD and have listened to it for years but this is the first time that I've seen part of it on RUclips. I've seen Del Shannon twice back in the 1980s, both times in the Royal Albert Hall in London, the second time was just a few months before he died, but thankfully like you said, the songs will live forever.
As an Australian fan, he toured here many times because he was kind of forgotten by his own country. He even lived here for about a year and produced many local artists. A pure genius. Hank Williams, Bob Wills and then Del are my three favourites!
You all are so lucky to have seen him. He’s one that I wish I had seen because live artists are the best. Elvis is another I wish I had seen. There are some talented people that bring you close to an Angelic electric feeling and these two would do it I’m sure!
A superb songwriter, recording artist and outstanding live performer. They don't come along often. He wrote some of the greatest songs of the 60's. Sadly missed.
Thanks to all the RUclips posters for helping to keep Dels music and memory alive. Rest in Peace Del, neither you nor your music will ever be forgotten...
Del Shannon was one of the greatest rock and roll singers ever and he was one of the nicest guys you could ever meet I was extremely fortunate to have known him very well as I interviewed him a number of times for radio.. He lived for music. Still remembered in Rock and Roll Heaven. Jim Slade
Great of you to tell us all that, Jim, thank you so much. It´s taken me 46 years to realise how fantastic Del Shannon is. First heard Runaway in 1961, then unaware of him, now discover in 2017 with shock I´ve ignored an outstanding artist. Del has depth, in his very performance as well as his lyrics. He gives his all to the song. Sadly, his passion and sensitivity brought him tragedy, for like me many never appreciated his artistic spirit. I think he was more than just a rock singer. Hopefully, with time, he will be acknowledged as the poet he surely is.
I was so young then. The 60's, 70's, and 80's left us with so many great songs. I will remember till I fly away. I hope to get the chance to meet all of the greats. Thank you all for the best music.
What a tremendous singer and performer. Fantastic vocal range. My Dad could never sit still when any of Del’s music came on in the car or house. He’d be beating the steering wheel like a drum and crooning his lungs out to me - we loved him. He welled up when he heard of his death. Terrible loss to rock n roll. Rest in peace Del Shannon. XxX
When I was a teenager back in the 60's, I first heard this fantastic sound, (Runaway) coming from the waltzer at the local fairground in Blyth, Northumberland. Been a fan ever since. Seen Del at the Sands club in Whitley bay twice. Lasting memories for me and my wife. R.I.P. Dell
Unique, incredibly talented, Del Shannon made rock music exciting and greatly promoted its success. In the early 1960's, this man saw the future. He was the only American artist to record a Beatles song and a Rolling Stones song a year before they were discovered by Americans ( FROM ME TO YOU and UNDER MY THUMB). He had toured with the groups in England, groups that revered HIS great classics RUNAWAY (one of the greatest rock hits of all time), HATS OFF TO LARRY, LITTLE TOWN FLIRT and KEEP SEARCHIN'). He was one of a kind and his tragic end is greatly regrettable.
I Loved Del Shannon and all his great hits of the 60's. I saw him in concert in Whitchurch some years ago and although the theatre held few - Del put on a fantastic show. I put Del in line to my favourite singer of all time - Slim Whitman. That is a massive complement...
Wow, Slim Whitman. He was from this area of Florida! And you Aussies … I am still crazy about Stevie Wright! Funny how the world of rock goes round. Stevie was the best frontman of any band I ever saw - except James brown. Jagger wishes …!
Del was a super star and i can remember.i took a bus full of people to the Wakefield theater club and del after his performance came on to the bus and spoke with every body fel thank you do sorry you died you made me do welcome in your home in la love you
Del you can't escape. There are too many of us hold you in our heart and I feel sure somehow you are aware of this and can feel the love and admiration reaching out to you.
When he died went went up to Nashville and did a fundraiser and to show our love , Me, Hank Jr, Frankie Lowery, Merle Kilgore, James R. Smith ( Hanks' Manager)
I agree, a legend. consummate musician, singer, & performer. his music never gets old. my son is 32 & when he was 13, he would go into a music store & start ripping "runaway"on a keyboard & the people in the store would stop & look totally amazed. he'd follow up with "count me in", & "96 tears" he is a sound engineer for the Army jazz band & still plays those songs in sound checks. Del, your music lives on.
WOW!! Del Shannon still rocks...and I'm an old fart...got to play with Jimi Hendrix and sing with Janis Joplin back in California in the60's at Cal Expo .. Del still rocks!!!!
Del Shannon looked real good in this performance. In all the video's except the one from his concert in Fargo, ND where he was obviously suffering from the flu, he put on a good show. Even though he was sick in Fargo, he must have felt the show must go one and tried to do it then too. But you could see he was really sick, out of sorts and should have just taken the time to get over the flu. It's such a shame to lose a talented guy the way he went and so soon when he could have gone on like other singer song writers into old age. At the very least, we can enjoy his concerts on You Tube and CD's. RIP Dell Shannon. I hope you can see how much we miss you and still appreciate your talents.
I seen Del Shannon at Shake Rattle & Roll in Eau Claire Wisconsin in 1986! He had a very wonderful show & sang with his TRUE HEART! I really loved his show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Del sang all those great songs & was such a down to earth person! I had his autograph, but in the mix...& all the people.I had dropped this mistakenly! Their was no way that I could ever find it, & when I discovered that I had lost it Well, it was to late! He was GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Now its just a memorie.....& I had never seen him since! Then it was just 3 years later he had that terrible death!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will ever forget his show!!! What a Great loss in the Entertainment world!!! Watch the Australian interview, its so sad at the end...He said what he said about his life in 3 years........................It never happened!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Daisy Mae
Del was my hero when I was a lad. I was fortunate enough to see him live in my home town of Ramsgate in the U.K. not long before he died. Runaway is still my favourite song even after all these years. So many other fine recordings too. RIP Del.
May GOD bless ,Del Shannon !!! A great Artist + Musician !! His music will last+remain forever !!! Thanx for the upload !! Very Best Regards,from Germany !!! Kammler03
Listened to Del in the '60's. Was in love with him, he was an IDOL back then. So, SO, many memories of those times!! Didn't realize he was so "troubled" back then!! He made my life better, with his music. R.I.P. Del Shannon.
I loved his songs when I was like seven years old. As time went by I remembered his songs. 1973 American Grifita. . Him and Buddy Holly will never be forgotten by me.
Good job, Tiger, teaching your kids about rock n roll. I've often said it saved us in the 50s and 60s - certainly kept me alive. And still does. RIP Del, Tom Petty, George Harrison, Stevie Wright, Freddie Mercury, David Bowie … great rockers, much missed. The list goes on too long.
Saw Del at Baileys, Derby 31st March,1974 and he was fantastic. He is sadly missed and was an icon in the sixties but suffered because of legal battles about royalties etc.
yeah well I was maybe 5 traveling with the family cape cod to NJ took about 10 hrs the first song I ever liked Hats off to larry must have played on the radio every hour iv loved his music ever since I'm 63 and I'm listening to it now
I love this guy, been listening to him since the beginning, reel to reel tape, don't understand why such a great talent killed himself. Something went wrong somewhere.
From a few articles I've read, del always suffered from depression somewhat, but right around 1989 and 90 he started taking the then new and experimental drug prozac and he ended up being one of those few people who, instead of helping, it made his condition worse. I think it was on a bad day that he made his fatal decision. His family and 2nd wife… or common law wife has stated that she believes prozac is What pushed him over the edge. If it weren't for that, things were looking great for him. He looks like hes happy, humorous and excited about making music just months before that day, if you see the 15 minute short documentary on RUclips here called "del Shannon the making of an album," he is laughing and joking and recording with Jeff Lynne and Tom petty. It had to be something unnatural that changed things for him because he doesn't seem at all like hes anywhere near that low of a state.
Boc,I saw Del at Princess club in Denton,Manchester 1972,what a talent,truly one of the greats,his version of crying live is even better than the Big Os version
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What a performer, he never lost anything, his voice got better & stronger as he got older. So underrated. RIP Del
Del Shannon one of the best left us his beautiful songs ,you aways will be remember through your songs
Del Shannon, one of the greatest from the times when music was actually good.
You got it, brother.
I don't want to sound dramatic but this genius changed my life in 1961 when I heard Runaway. He's the absolute greatest ever and it's so sad he's not here anymore. The songs will live forever. I saw him 8 times, just superb.
eagles1me me too.. check out Del Shannon Tribute album..songwriter vol1.. Del fans should dig it
eagles1me, I feel pretty well the same as you. I have this "Del Shannon Live In England" CD and have listened to it for years but this is the first time that I've seen part of it on RUclips. I've seen Del Shannon twice back in the 1980s, both times in the Royal Albert Hall in London, the second time was just a few months before he died, but thankfully like you said, the songs will live forever.
the same for me in 1961
As an Australian fan, he toured here many times because he was kind of forgotten by his own country. He even lived here for about a year and produced many local artists. A pure genius. Hank Williams, Bob Wills and then Del are my three favourites!
You all are so lucky to have seen him. He’s one that I wish I had seen because live artists are the best. Elvis is another I wish I had seen. There are some talented people that bring you close to an Angelic electric feeling and these two would do it I’m sure!
ONE THE BEST ROCK AND ROLLERS!! WE MISS YOU DEL!!!!!!!!!!!!
Most underrated performer and writer ask peter and Gordon...
A superb songwriter, recording artist and outstanding live performer. They don't come along often. He wrote some of the greatest songs of the 60's. Sadly missed.
Song list please?
@@sopamarucha2388 Runaway ,Little Town Flirt ,Hats of to Larry , Keep Searchin , Handy Man , to name a few
@@sopamarucha2388here you go. Very comprehensive from early 60s to 1991. Del was amazing!
ruclips.net/p/PLSz-KxGjCLJoyis-ZP0p_QDTWtSlQmJaB
Thanks to all the RUclips posters for helping to keep Dels music and memory alive. Rest in Peace Del, neither you nor your music will ever be forgotten...
A VERY TRAGIC LOSS....SO GREAT AND ORIGINAL...RIP
Del Shannon was one of the greatest rock and roll singers ever and he was one of the nicest guys you could ever meet I was extremely fortunate to have known him very well as I interviewed him a number of times for radio.. He lived for music. Still remembered in Rock and Roll Heaven. Jim Slade
Thank you, Jim Slade. Thank you for sharing your memories of this great singer.
Great of you to tell us all that, Jim, thank you so much. It´s taken me 46 years to realise how fantastic Del Shannon is. First heard Runaway in 1961, then unaware of him, now discover in 2017 with shock I´ve ignored an outstanding artist. Del has depth, in his very performance as well as his lyrics. He gives his all to the song. Sadly, his passion and sensitivity brought him tragedy, for like me many never appreciated his artistic spirit. I think he was more than just a rock singer. Hopefully, with time, he will be acknowledged as the poet he surely is.
one of the best rock n roll and only one del but he will never be forgotten
Wish he were here to see how much we all liked him and music......hats off to del....
One of the greats. I wish he would have been part of the Wilburys. If I had to rate my top 10 he would definitely be at the top.
Love you forever Del and miss you every day,
one of the best performers of all time the music today can’t hold a candle to him !!!
YOU KNOW IT IT DEL SHANNON WHEN YOU HEAR HIS VOICE - ONE OF THE GREAT VOICES EVER OF POP MUSIC !
Forever great del Shannon, thanks 🌹🌹🙏🙏🙏❤❤
My Dad said he'd should have stayed in England where he was more appreciated. RIP Del, one of the greatest ever
Del was and still is the best entainer I've ever heard. Awesome !!!!!!!!
Superlative!! Outstanding performer!
Iconic. Sad he is no longer with us.
I was so young then.
The 60's, 70's, and 80's left us with so many great songs.
I will remember till I fly away.
I hope to get the chance to meet all of the greats.
Thank you all for the best music.
What a tremendous singer and performer. Fantastic vocal range. My Dad could never sit still when any of Del’s music came on in the car or house. He’d be beating the steering wheel like a drum and crooning his lungs out to me - we loved him. He welled up when he heard of his death. Terrible loss to rock n roll. Rest in peace Del Shannon. XxX
Terrible lose of a really good person too, can't Forget that day in 1990..Rip chuck....
Incredible voice - you know it is him when you hear his voice !
The wonderful, sadly missed Del Shannon, the master of great, unforgettable pop music.
I saw Del at the Circle Star Theatre around 1984....I was floored by him. Such an awesome talent !
hope he realized how much he was loved one of the best ever
Fantastic Rocker, one of the best!!
Esas música são inesquecíveis pra mim muita saudade dos velhos tempos chou 😊
We all have our first rock and roll idol, and why not Del Shannon? A real rock and roll legend!
Talent, talent, talent, fabulous songwriter, and singer gone way too soon
When I was a teenager back in the 60's, I first heard this fantastic sound, (Runaway) coming from the waltzer at the local fairground in Blyth, Northumberland. Been a fan ever since. Seen Del at the Sands club in Whitley bay twice. Lasting memories for me and my wife. R.I.P. Dell
Saw him at The Sands Club as well in November 1972.Awesome
Still remember his backing band. John Macs Flair Band.
He just had so much love...
Three masterpieces of the american music performed by one of the best singers and guitarist. RIP.
Wonderful. Thank you for uploading.
Unique, incredibly talented, Del Shannon made rock music exciting and greatly promoted its success. In the early 1960's, this man saw the future. He was the only American artist to record a Beatles song and a Rolling Stones song a year before they were discovered by Americans ( FROM ME TO YOU and UNDER MY THUMB). He had toured with the groups in England, groups that revered HIS great classics RUNAWAY (one of the greatest rock hits of all time), HATS OFF TO LARRY, LITTLE TOWN FLIRT and KEEP SEARCHIN'). He was one of a kind and his tragic end is greatly regrettable.
Del Shannon is a great singer and song writer thanks for posting it
Always loved this 1 song .Keep on searching ....
He was one of the greatest of all time , a true rocker
He always gave a top class performance the many times i saw him live .Always looked forward to a night out watching del with my mates
Outstanding. So sorry depression overwhelmed this genius.
Edit: Del is in heaven playing guitar with Tom Petty.
big pharma bullshit drugs fucked him
Memories from the past...great Del at his best..
There is a great jam session in heaven. Del, Roy, Elvis...
Thanks for sharing...
Music at its very best,what a time to live,thank you lord for putting me on this earth,in the 60s,.
One of my idols! I saw him three times in concert, and it wasn't nearly enough.
Man! Somebody could sing live!!!! He was such a great guy
What a loss, so Ruggedly handsome, Charismatic, and a true musical genius and fantastic Entertainer !
Wow!! What a live performance from this legend, every word snd note perfect RIP Del
He looks and sounds so good here. Awesome show!
I love his songs!! He was great looking too.
Love Del Shannon forever! 😇
Huge loss when he died.Loved his music.Have been told he was to replace Roy Orbison in The Travelling Wilburys.
I Loved Del Shannon and all his great hits of the 60's. I saw him in concert in Whitchurch some years ago and although the theatre held few - Del put on a fantastic show. I put Del in line to my favourite singer of all time - Slim Whitman. That is a massive complement...
Wow, Slim Whitman. He was from this area of Florida! And you Aussies … I am still crazy about Stevie Wright! Funny how the world of rock goes round. Stevie was the best frontman of any band I ever saw - except James brown. Jagger wishes …!
Del was a super star and i can remember.i took a bus full of people to the Wakefield theater club and del after his performance came on to the bus and spoke with every body fel thank you do sorry you died you made me do welcome in your home in la love you
THE SOUNDTRACK OF OR YOUTH DEL WAS PURE TALENT NO GIMMICKS JUST PURE MUSIC MAGIC ON THE GUITAR
del shannon was the greatest miss him
Oh yes he had a lot more to give,I´ll never get over him, his my love No 1 always and forever, I Love You Del,caro
Thanks for sharing yhis.
Del you can't escape. There are too many of us hold you in our heart and I feel sure somehow you are aware of this and can feel the love and admiration reaching out to you.
fab live singer ...always loved his music as a kid ...old now tears in eyes ...bless Del .
When he died went went up to Nashville and did a fundraiser and to show our love , Me, Hank Jr, Frankie Lowery, Merle Kilgore, James R. Smith ( Hanks' Manager)
this is fab, thanks for posting it
Del was actually an outstanding guitarist. He had the ability to run through the riffs like a real pro. Every bit as good as Clapton.
f. clapstich
I agree, a legend. consummate musician, singer, & performer. his music never gets old. my son is 32 & when he was 13, he would go into a music store & start ripping "runaway"on a keyboard & the people in the store would stop & look totally amazed. he'd follow up with "count me in", & "96 tears" he is a sound engineer for the Army jazz band & still plays those songs in sound checks. Del, your music lives on.
Wow incredible
De los primeros rockeros,los que con sudor y lágrimas nos enseñaron esta bella música 🙏🙏🙏descanse en paz MAESTRO✌️🇨🇱😷
A star who I saw in East Midlands in 70s
Think it was Leicester lol
WOW!! Del Shannon still rocks...and I'm an old fart...got to play with Jimi Hendrix and sing with Janis Joplin back in California in the60's at Cal Expo .. Del still rocks!!!!
please give us some details. I met & saw dick dale 2 times & he told me that Jimi used to come hear him in the 60s on the west coast
The greatest of them all!!!!!!
Del Shannon looked real good in this performance. In all the video's except the one from his concert in Fargo, ND where he was obviously suffering from the flu, he put on a good show. Even though he was sick in Fargo, he must have felt the show must go one and tried to do it then too. But you could see he was really sick, out of sorts and should have just taken the time to get over the flu. It's such a shame to lose a talented guy the way he went and so soon when he could have gone on like other singer song writers into old age. At the very least, we can enjoy his concerts on You Tube and CD's. RIP Dell Shannon. I hope you can see how much we miss you and still appreciate your talents.
He was a Great Singer !. Thank you for His music on your channel.
Well He's Always A Rock And Roll Legend And His Voice Got Stronger As He Got Older ! Too Bad The Way He Passed !
I saw him in leicester think around mid 60s . Great show Gordon
I seen Del Shannon at Shake Rattle & Roll in Eau Claire Wisconsin in 1986! He had a very wonderful show & sang with his TRUE HEART! I really loved his show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Del sang all those great songs & was such a down to earth person! I had his autograph, but in the mix...& all the people.I had dropped this mistakenly! Their was no way that I could ever find it, & when I discovered that I had lost it Well, it was to late! He was GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Now its just a memorie.....& I had never seen him since! Then it was just 3 years later he had that terrible death!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will ever forget his show!!! What a Great loss in the Entertainment world!!! Watch the Australian interview, its so sad at the end...He said what he said about his life in 3 years........................It never happened!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Daisy Mae
Del was my hero when I was a lad. I was fortunate enough to see him live in my home town of Ramsgate in the U.K. not long before he died. Runaway is still my favourite song even after all these years. So many other fine recordings too. RIP Del.
Del Shannon was an amazing musician. It kind of sucks that he was underrated.
Had that spot on falsetto till the end.
Just miss you so much dear Singer Del Shannon.
I love it !!!!!
May GOD bless ,Del Shannon !!!
A great Artist + Musician !!
His music will last+remain forever !!!
Thanx for the upload !!
Very Best Regards,from Germany !!!
Kammler03
Listened to Del in the '60's. Was in love with him, he was an IDOL back then. So, SO, many memories of those times!! Didn't realize he was so "troubled" back then!! He made my life better, with his music. R.I.P. Del Shannon.
I loved his songs when I was like seven years old. As time went by I remembered his songs. 1973 American Grifita. . Him and Buddy Holly will never be forgotten by me.
He won’t be forgotten in my household lol my kids even know who Carl Perkins is.
Good job, Tiger, teaching your kids about rock n roll. I've often said it saved us in the 50s and 60s - certainly kept me alive. And still does. RIP Del, Tom Petty, George Harrison, Stevie Wright, Freddie Mercury, David Bowie … great rockers, much missed. The list goes on too long.
@@marlenedryden9431 all those guys idolized Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, & Del Shannon 🎸🎸🎸🎸
Sadly missed Star Del Shannon Simply The Best
ROCK ON /near perfection
First 45 R.P.M. record I bought in 1961 was Hats off to Larry.
Awensome, amazing..... masterpiece
Saw Del at Baileys, Derby 31st March,1974 and he was fantastic. He is sadly missed and was an icon in the sixties but suffered because of legal battles about royalties etc.
Keep rocking Johnny bee sun shine coast
3 songs in 7 minutes and change. This is just the best.
Keep flyinn Del,Rockonn
Del was such a talented artist, still sadly missed, first record I ever bought was Runaway
Superior and I loved him, we went to the program to honor him and make money !!! One of a kind and all good memories.
yeah well I was maybe 5 traveling with the family cape cod to NJ took about 10 hrs the first song I ever liked Hats off to larry must have played on the radio every hour iv loved his music ever since I'm 63 and I'm listening to it now
I loved him
He was great, very underrated!
I love this guy, been listening to him since the beginning, reel to reel tape, don't understand why such a great talent killed himself. Something went wrong somewhere.
From a few articles I've read, del always suffered from depression somewhat, but right around 1989 and 90 he started taking the then new and experimental drug prozac and he ended up being one of those few people who, instead of helping, it made his condition worse. I think it was on a bad day that he made his fatal decision. His family and 2nd wife… or common law wife has stated that she believes prozac is What pushed him over the edge. If it weren't for that, things were looking great for him. He looks like hes happy, humorous and excited about making music just months before that day, if you see the 15 minute short documentary on RUclips here called "del Shannon the making of an album," he is laughing and joking and recording with Jeff Lynne and Tom petty. It had to be something unnatural that changed things for him because he doesn't seem at all like hes anywhere near that low of a state.
Wished I could have heard him with the Traveling Wilburys. Always loved his voice and music...and there are all the songs he wrote for other artists.
Great singer and writer
Such a shame he left us so soon!!!
Love it!
Amazing the best
Boc,I saw Del at Princess club in Denton,Manchester 1972,what a talent,truly one of the greats,his version of crying live is even better than the Big Os version
tcb del!
WOW... oh man this is it
you better love this
R.i.p