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Charles Weedon Westover (December 30, 1934 – February 8, 1990), better known by his stage name Del Shannon, was an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known for his 1961 number-one Billboard hit "Runaway". In 1999, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In addition to his music career, he had minor acting ...
Feb 10, 1990 · Del Shannon, who wrote and sang the hit, ''Runaway'' in 1961, was found dead in his home, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, the authorities said today. He was 50 years old.
Feb 8, 2015 · Shannon had long suffered from depression and, on Feb. 8, 1990, he lost his battle. Shannon shot himself with a .22-caliber rifle in his California home. His body was discovered by his second wife ...
Del Shannon, whose distinctive falsetto style on such rock classics as "Runaway" and "Keep Searchin'" pushed him to the top of the charts in the 1960s, was found dead in his home from an apparent ...
Feb 10, 1990 · Feb. 10, 1990 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Del Shannon, whose melancholy hits of the early 1960s came to personify the decline of his later professional years, has been found dead in his Santa ...
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Feb 9, 1990 · By AARON CURTISS. Feb. 9, 1990 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Rock singer Del Shannon, who topped music charts in 1961 with the song “Runaway,” was found dead Thursday, an apparent suicide ...
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