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Nov 13, 2009 · Born Charles Westover in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1934, the singer-songwriter known as Del Shannon dies by suicide on February 8, 1990. In a period when the American pop charts were...
Feb 8, 2015 · But he never got to see it completed. 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.
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...
Jan 29, 1991 · The widow of the late rock singer Del Shannon has filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Eli Lilly & Co., maker of the anti-depressant drug Prozac, alleging that it caused him to...
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.
Feb 8, 2019 · Today in rock history: On this date in 1990, rock and roll songwriter Del Shannon was killed by a self-inflicted gunshot. He was only 55 years old. Suffering from depression in his later years,...
Jun 30, 2011 · Del Shannon’s ‘Runaway’ Success Led to His Downfall. Fifty years ago, Michigan native Del Shannon scored a ‘Runaway’ hit. But as his star fell, that song of teenage heartbreak mirrored the singer-songwriter’s very real pain.
Feb 9, 1990 · Rock singer Del Shannon, who topped music charts in 1961 with the song “Runaway,” was found dead Thursday, an apparent suicide, authorities said today. Shannon, 55, was found about 11:25...
Feb 10, 1990 · 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 Clarita home from an apparent...
Mar 7, 1999 · It’s true that Del Shannon, who committed suicide in 1990 with a rifle shot to the head, is tough to figure out. Ask 10 people about the man and you hear 10 different stories.
