So Elvis was the King ! But Del Shannon was by far the greatest of all the rock & rollers as far as I`m conserned.Met him & shook is hand a couple of times.Miss you very much Del boy. Ken in England.
That's because Del Shannon wrote & recorded most of his material. Elvis might've been King but he wasn't a song writer. At a certain concert Elvis sang Runaway and later said he wanted to thank Del Shannon for having written the song. Turned out Del Shannon attended the concert and asked him to stand up. Every one clapped Elvis did it his own way Cos he couldn't sing falsetto. I think that was the Vegas concert. When Del Shannon recorded & released Runaway in 1961. That song knocked off whatever song Elvis had on the charts from the # 1 spot. That's why he paid tribute to Del Shannon but Elvis was one of Del Shannon's music influences. That's why he was present at that concert.
@ Ken Gibson , Elvis was most certainly the king of POP music , However Not for Pure ,Raw , Gut Bucket Rock ' n ' Roll ---- Jerry Lee Lewis regarded by millions as the True King of Rock ' n, ' Roll. ---
@@johnpearce3714 Del Shannon had mentioned that Hank Williams was an influence on his music. He mentions that Hank Williams used cord changes in his music and that influenced Del to do the same in his music. In 1964 Del Shannon released an album that paid tribute to Hank Williams. It was entitled, "Del Shannon sings Hank Williams" the music was a bit ahead of its time. The music to that album influenced a style called "Country Rock" which caught on later in the 70's. It's a wonderful album I had it on cassette which I later gave to my Mom because she loved Hank Williams Music. My Mom said she enjoyed listening to that tape.
@@joegongora2200Del speaks about Elvis introducing him from the stage in Vegas in a CZcams post. Apparently Del was at the bar with Brian Hyland and the spotlights were sweeping the room not knowing where Del was. It was left to Hyland to call out loudly "he's over here" and rescue the situation.
Yes I met him here many a time especially when he lived in Melbourne for about 8 months back in the 70's. He wrote songs for and produced quite a few Aussie singers. I was the president of the Australian Del Shannon Appreciation Society.
@@barryirwin60....it was the last date of that '72 tour which was recorded for Del's "Live in England" LP, released in 1973. That was his only live album issued whilst he was alive. The December '72 show was recorded in The Princess Club, South Manchester. It is still possible to obtain this LP on 'Discogs' (a vinyl marketplace online). It'd be a great memento of the show you saw, and priced very reasonably.
@@barryirwin60 yes, they were tight, loved the bass playing. They did 3 separate tours with Del in the UK, not sure if abroad also. I heard Del's first wife say in interview that they'd had a great trip and got on well with the band.
I've read that he had a bad reaction to being prescribed prozac for depression. People that knew him were less than complimentary about his second wife too.
Del Shannon songs will be awesome forever
He was definitely a superb singer I liked every thing did he was definitely part of my life 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸❤️💕🌹
So Elvis was the King ! But Del Shannon was by far the greatest of all the rock & rollers as far as I`m conserned.Met him & shook is hand a couple of times.Miss you very much Del boy. Ken in England.
That's because Del Shannon wrote & recorded most of his material. Elvis might've been King but he wasn't a song writer. At a certain concert Elvis sang Runaway and later said he wanted to thank Del Shannon for having written the song. Turned out Del Shannon attended the concert and asked him to stand up. Every one clapped Elvis did it his own way Cos he couldn't sing falsetto. I think that was the Vegas concert. When Del Shannon recorded & released Runaway in 1961. That song knocked off whatever song Elvis had on the charts from the # 1 spot. That's why he paid tribute to Del Shannon but Elvis was one of Del Shannon's music influences. That's why he was present at that concert.
@@joegongora2200 , Hank Williams was also an influence on Del Shannon. ----
@ Ken Gibson , Elvis was most certainly the king of POP music , However Not for Pure ,Raw , Gut Bucket Rock ' n ' Roll ---- Jerry Lee Lewis regarded by millions as the True King of Rock ' n, ' Roll. ---
@@johnpearce3714 Del Shannon had mentioned that Hank Williams was an influence on his music. He mentions that Hank Williams used cord changes in his music and that influenced Del to do the same in his music. In 1964 Del Shannon released an album that paid tribute to Hank Williams. It was entitled, "Del Shannon sings Hank Williams" the music was a bit ahead of its time. The music to that album influenced a style called "Country Rock" which caught on later in the 70's. It's a wonderful album I had it on cassette which I later gave to my Mom because she loved Hank Williams Music. My Mom said she enjoyed listening to that tape.
@@joegongora2200Del speaks about Elvis introducing him from the stage in Vegas in a CZcams post. Apparently Del was at the bar with Brian Hyland and the spotlights were sweeping the room not knowing where Del was. It was left to Hyland to call out loudly "he's over here" and rescue the situation.
He passed away too soon. It's a shame. He was one of a kind.
Love you del 🌹
No one else was like Del Shannon.
What a great song, as a 14 year old I just loved this Del Shannon record.
Rest in paradise Del
I saw Del perform at a fairly small club in Sydney. Excellent performer.
I would have loved to see him in person. Awesome artist
Same!!! His music is different from other singers!!! I like when he hits the high notes!!!
I saw him live here in Australia at least 15 times and he never let me down. I have always called him the writer of little operas!
It's unusual to see Del sans guitar but what a genius he was. The consummate performer. Awesome vocals. So glad I got to meet him here in Oz.. 😃
Yes I met him here many a time especially when he lived in Melbourne for about 8 months back in the 70's. He wrote songs for and produced quite a few Aussie singers. I was the president of the Australian Del Shannon Appreciation Society.
My wife and I saw him perform twice at the sands club in Whitley bay England. God rest one of the greatest.
Saw him there too November 1972
@@barryirwin60....it was the last date of that '72 tour which was recorded for Del's "Live in England" LP, released in 1973. That was his only live album issued whilst he was alive. The December '72 show was recorded in The Princess Club, South Manchester.
It is still possible to obtain this LP on 'Discogs' (a vinyl marketplace online). It'd be a great memento of the show you saw, and priced very reasonably.
@@rogeredmunds5806 Hi, yes I had that LP. Remember John Macs Flare Band as his backing group.
@@barryirwin60 yes, they were tight, loved the bass playing. They did 3 separate tours with Del in the UK, not sure if abroad also. I heard Del's first wife say in interview that they'd had a great trip and got on well with the band.
Thanks for posting! He had a great stage presence, always gave a great performance! I’ve never seen him sing without his guitar! I ❤️ Del!
Wasn't he great? My first introduction into rock&roll!
His songs were always slightly different, new ways.
Mike killane l can cancor
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It's sad that he took his own life. By shooting himself , he must have been really depressed . But his music lives on .🎸🎶🎸🎶
He's singing in heaven with all of the other great artists. ✌
I've read that he had a bad reaction to being prescribed prozac for depression.
People that knew him were less than complimentary about his second wife too.