Before auto tune crap, we had true, pure vocals like these. Along with some of the best keyboard ever. The guitar and keys at the beginning give me chills every time.
ELO ---Super famous group--one member said and forget who but in an interview he said dels voice was so strong that in a warmup he did not even need to mic up.I think it was jeff lynne
I remember in Junior High school singing his songs and all the girls at the dance on Friday nights just went nuts to hear his songs, the guy was good. I'm 72 years old now and this is the first time I heard about him dying, I'm sure he's missed by more than I can count. RIP Del Shannon.
This always cracks me up, a man who didn’t like dancing and being away from his guitar, pulls it off with his sweet Sense of humour, a true gentlemen. .
I was fortunate enough to see him live in concert once during the early 1980's. One of my guitar teachers played guitar for him during the show. Five octaves under total control is one heck of a vocal feat. Most singers are lucky to have three.
This must be the show where he "had to do a dance or something" and he was´nt to happy about it, as he said "I´m a singer not a dancer" in the interview with Bob Costas, Thanks for sharing this . I Still Love You Del,caro
lenspaulding why dont you shut the fuck up, if you're to busy shoving your own head up your ass to find something better to do, then you dont,even deserve to interact,with the human race, once again, please fuck off
I have no idea on how or why you could find Sha Na Na entertaining! They are an embarrassment to our great Country. Some of them, after their very brief careers, wound up working in the fast food industry!
This lenspaulding character can only dream of being on Sha Na Na. They arent exactly representative of anything real today but the life they DID represent,especially summers in Bensonhurst and Flatbush,with all the doo woppin going on. After 1955,it all came on the radio. You had your girl in the back seat down at Canarsie pier and the radio on low...it just happened in those days. Kids of today will never really know music. Sorry lenspaulding.
Del Shannon was always the greatest in this video he looked fantastic. Any show that he appeared on it was appreciated by his fans. Sha Na Na was glad to have him on their show. Del also spoke like the way the rest of the gang did he knew how to blend in with them.
@@bonkeydollocks1879 like I said, he’s singing live as this rendition of Runaway sounds quite different to any other version that Del Shannon has done. If he was miming, they would simply have used the original studio recording.
@@rogerauclair1670 you're still wrong no matter how many times you say it, Where's his mic? He's walking around too, where is his mic? He is miming to a prerecorded track done before the performance
I was very pleased to be a friend of del and his wife Shirley sent 3 week,s at his home northridge l,a i cried my eyes and still do sometimes ach dekt rip and thank you for your friendship love you
@sportshistorybuff The given reason is a pretty standard one: He suffered from depression. He was actually on something of an upsurge, there was talk of him joining "The Traveling Wilburys: after Roy Orbison's death, and retro rock was on an upswing in the late 1980's. He was 55 years old, a well known difficult and dangerous period for males suffering from depression. Who can ever know why, but R.I.P. Del Shannon, and thank you for one of the great classic songs in the history of rock.
What I read in the news was that 'no one was interested in his music anymore. He wrote many songs but no company was interested in publishing or recording them. He was very depressed...One of the reasons why he killed himself.
He recorded an album right before he died that I bought that had some songs he wrote on it and a few remakes like a song he wrote that Chad & Jeremy recorded on it "I Go To Pieces" that was produced by Jeff Lynne.
+jessie james Del was actually on an upward swing in his career. He was tapped to replace Roy Orbison in the Travelling Wilbury's. His remake of Runaway, used in the Crime Story tv show, garnered enough attention to keep him booked with live gigs. Jeff Lynne had produced a few things for him, and that likely would have continued. I've always heard he was very professional and dependable, had a good work ethic. I've also heard he had struggled with depression for years and years. I guess it just finally caught up to him.
I always loved Sha Na Na ! Their show was great ! Those were the good olde days where music was really great ! Not like the RAP CRAP that came much later on ! PEACE 👍👍👍☮️☮️☮️
Produced by Tom Petty. As a matter of fact, it was during the production of that album that Tom noticed Howie Epstein, who at that time was Del’s band leader and right hand man.The Heartbreakers bassist Ron Blair left the band and when Tom was working on the album he realized just how talented Howie was as and made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. The rest is rock and roll history. It is said that Del was none too happy about Tom making off with his right hand man and a riff opened between Tom & Del that cooled off after several years but Tom said in many interviews that he believes it may have played a part in the mental degradation of Del before his death. Either way all 3 men….Tom, Del & Howie are reunited again in that great gig in the sky and I hope they are jamming together again and making the music Gods happy with their talent.
Look up more Sha Na Na videos... and comments... you'll see this was and still is a beloved part of music history. It was goofy, slapstick, innocent and pure in comparison to the smut passing for entertainment now. No auto tune, no cursing, no sexual acts... just simple fun. So YES people did watch this. Including myself. And still do here on CZcams.
This video, especially once Sha Na Na starts dancing, has got to be every gay man's dream come true. I'm sure gay guys espcially enjoy Sha Na Na starts running in place during Runaway.
.....is what television and music is now! Yes you're exactly right! Today's entertainment IS all crap! But this....this is pure, simple, good old American fun.
This beats anything that is out there now. 50s ROCK LIVES FOREVER!
ShaNaNa was the best. I saw them many times live. Always a great show!!.....Del sounds great here!!
I watched this show when I was a kid, and it was one of the few things that made me smile!
Before auto tune crap, we had true, pure vocals like these. Along with some of the best keyboard ever. The guitar and keys at the beginning give me chills every time.
Del Shannon, what a great talent!
Del was #1 and will always be to me. He was so talented & handsome. Didn't know he wrote "Go to pieces" and gave to Peter & Gordon to record.
ELO ---Super famous group--one member said and forget who but in an interview he said dels voice was so strong that in a warmup he did not even need to mic up.I think it was jeff lynne
Yes!!!!❤
Love It .....Del Shannon All Time Great !! US AMERICAN GRAFFITI FANS THIS IS # 1 ON THE LP !
I loved his music so much that I named my first daughter after him... "Shannon" :p
I remember in Junior High school singing his songs and all the girls at the dance on Friday nights just went nuts to hear his songs, the guy was good. I'm 72 years old now and this is the first time I heard about him dying, I'm sure he's missed by more than I can count. RIP Del Shannon.
This always cracks me up, a man who didn’t like dancing and being away from his guitar, pulls it off with his sweet Sense of humour, a true gentlemen. .
Such a beautiful voice.
I was fortunate enough to see him live in concert once during the early 1980's. One of my guitar teachers played guitar for him during the show. Five octaves under total control is one heck of a vocal feat. Most singers are lucky to have three.
Can I have a few years contact info conjuring cast of the in person TV show on doing live concert in more information about money made into
@@derekllewellyn6663 Your comment makes no sense.
Loved Dell Shannon, such a powerful song. RIP
Del Shannon and Runaway, every time I hear this song it is so fresh and up-to-date. This song is a treasure of songs and will last forever!
no it wont!
Yes, it will!
A lot of del's songs are timeless greats. He had dozens of fantastic songs throughout his life that deserve more accolades.
Del shannon another fine talent, gone too soon. small guy but with a big voice
LOVED That Show!
Cute when Danny lifts up his jacket collar and smiles in the camera when Del passes him at the beginning of the song.
Beautiful song man......
i like the original much better
This must be the show where he "had to do a dance or something" and he was´nt to happy about it, as he said "I´m a singer not a dancer" in the interview with Bob Costas, Thanks for sharing this .
I Still Love You Del,caro
Love the keyboard duet!!
When Del Shannon will be introducing in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? He's deserved, because is a great artist.
hes dead. maybe theyll honor him posthumously
He was inducted in 1999
Love the oldies!!
those oldies suck you old fart.....get a Life you old Hippie.
lenspaulding why dont you shut the fuck up, if you're to busy shoving your own head up your ass to find something better to do, then you dont,even deserve to interact,with the human race, once again, please fuck off
I have no idea on how or why you could find Sha Na Na entertaining! They are an embarrassment to our great Country. Some of them, after their very brief careers, wound up working in the fast food industry!
lenspaulding youre a fucking,embarrasment
This lenspaulding character can only dream of being on Sha Na Na. They arent exactly representative of anything real today but the life they DID represent,especially summers in Bensonhurst and Flatbush,with all the doo woppin going on. After 1955,it all came on the radio. You had your girl in the back seat down at Canarsie pier and the radio on low...it just happened in those days. Kids of today will never really know music. Sorry lenspaulding.
Del Shannon was always the greatest in this video he looked fantastic. Any show that he appeared on it was appreciated by his fans. Sha Na Na was glad to have him on their show. Del also spoke like the way the rest of the gang did he knew how to blend in with them.
the sha na na gu;ys and all these 50s great idols/legends. how wonderful
One of the few but very welcome times that an artist is actually singing live and not lip synching.
He is miming here I'm afraid
@@bonkeydollocks1879 like I said, he’s singing live as this rendition of Runaway sounds quite different to any other version that Del Shannon has done. If he was miming, they would simply have used the original studio recording.
@@rogerauclair1670 you're still wrong no matter how many times you say it, Where's his mic? He's walking around too, where is his mic? He is miming to a prerecorded track done before the performance
@@rogerauclair1670 3:28 to 3:37 his mouth doesn't match the sound, Where's his microphone?
@@rogerauclair1670 can't answer can you
I love his music. He had such a nice voice.
you had to be there to understand del shannon is great he sang for us as kids
JUST LOVE THIS MAN AND HIS MUSIC. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
they should bring back sha na na on a cable channel! i would never leave the house! LOL
His voice was also powerful and clear...no affectation whatsoever
Ha, what a belta! This man is a legend and that song is one of my all time faves. I have covered it on my channel, what a great tune!!!!!!!!!
Classic song! It was included on the 1973 AMERICAN GRAFFITI Soundtrack.
I MISS THESE shows, I was raised on Sha re-runs. Good night sweetheart well its time to go.....Jerry K below ---- SAID IT BEST.
love this song
I was very pleased to be a friend of del and his wife Shirley sent 3 week,s at his home northridge l,a i cried my eyes and still do sometimes ach dekt rip and thank you for your friendship love you
A number of those guys have passed away now...Chico, Denny, Dirty Dan, Lennie, as well as Dell. RIP.
who is Dell? Del Shannon?
jessie james Yes, Dell Shannon also died.
aren't you glad those no talent creeps won't bother us anymore?
When will you stop bothering us oh no talent creep!
Man thx for this, Del Shannon what a legend and i miss this show..great memories
Awesome Thanks for sharing
i use to watch sha nana on tv a long time ago
@sportshistorybuff The given reason is a pretty standard one: He suffered from depression. He was actually on something of an upsurge, there was talk of him joining "The Traveling Wilburys: after Roy Orbison's death, and retro rock was on an upswing in the late 1980's. He was 55 years old, a well known difficult and dangerous period for males suffering from depression. Who can ever know why, but R.I.P. Del Shannon, and thank you for one of the great classic songs in the history of rock.
Always loved Del Shannon!! Miss him!!!
Del shannon was one if the best ever...period
So sad you were suffering so much. RIP
i love it
i wish del shannon was still liveing i wrote asong about him after he pass
One the greatest organ solos ever played.
wusste gar nicht, wie niedlch klein unser DEL mal gewesen ist - richtig süß !
Tenho boas lembranças com este tema, cuja interpretação é única. maneco - RS - Brasil.
this is awesome---thanx for posting this
Magical. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
It was 20 years ago today (2/8/90) since Del Shannon arrived at rock 'n' roll heaven
Gosto muito de ouvir está música
just trying to get some del out there hes worth it dont you think
rockinkb Sure is
@rockinkb God rest Del Shannon's soul.
I miss Del Shannon -- and Sha-Na-Na
Del Shannon, in his John Davidson period.
before my time actually but i do like the music---i loved sha na na as a kid
What talent.
Don't know why every time I see him sing my eyes water. Died too soon.
Yeah. Del had talent, I have to say.
What I read in the news was that 'no one was interested in his music anymore. He wrote many songs but no company was interested in publishing or recording them. He was very depressed...One of the reasons why he killed himself.
He recorded an album right before he died that I bought that had some songs he wrote on it and a few remakes like a song he wrote that Chad & Jeremy recorded on it "I Go To Pieces" that was produced by Jeff Lynne.
i love watching their legwork..delicious...!
so much talent on that stage!
+jessie james Del was actually on an upward swing in his career. He was tapped to replace Roy Orbison in the Travelling Wilbury's. His remake of Runaway, used in the Crime Story tv show, garnered enough attention to keep him booked with live gigs. Jeff Lynne had produced a few things for him, and that likely would have continued. I've always heard he was very professional and dependable, had a good work ethic. I've also heard he had struggled with depression for years and years. I guess it just finally caught up to him.
very underestimated great talent Del Shannon.
Does anyone know Portnoy/Payday by Sha Na Na? Buddah Records 1970.
So cool Damn ... grease for peace !
Jocko and Donny are such darlings!
Bowzer: Like a bolt out the blue
Jocko: (looks up like "WHAT")
Donny: YOU MEAN TARZAN IS COMMING!!!!
ROFL!!!
Del was to start with The Traveling Wilburys
Suicide stopped that
Music in his soul
Never to be forgotten
good show
I always loved Sha Na Na ! Their show was great ! Those were the good olde days where music was really great ! Not like the RAP CRAP that came much later on ! PEACE 👍👍👍☮️☮️☮️
The king
Joey King conjuring movie part in 2013 I just found out from hollywood movies on Netflix and then years before New
Its godlike
this is cool
del was so much more than runaway check out drop down and get me) &(rock on ) glad you liked it
Produced by Tom Petty. As a matter of fact, it was during the production of that album that Tom noticed Howie Epstein, who at that time was Del’s band leader and right hand man.The Heartbreakers bassist Ron Blair left the band and when Tom was working on the album he realized just how talented Howie was as and made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. The rest is rock and roll history. It is said that Del was none too happy about Tom making off with his right hand man and a riff opened between Tom & Del that cooled off after several years but Tom said in many interviews that he believes it may have played a part in the mental degradation of Del before his death.
Either way all 3 men….Tom, Del & Howie are reunited again in that great gig in the sky and I hope they are jamming together again and making the music Gods happy with their talent.
Del is so much shorter than i expected but gr8 talent
Funny guys.
👍
@sportshistorybuff I remember reding about that that's too bad
Pete Rose (circa 1979)
Where did all the talented people go?
the same way as we do it day by day..
Number ONE in the morning is the loo ....
@sportshistorybuff I remember reding about that that's too bad. He's a bit stiff on here
You're a real class act - scorzeny!
There a only one
There's only one
love to go back them days
Why does it sound synced
I believe Del Shannon came to a bad ending I'm not sure if it's his song but Imma play Tallahassee Lassie I just got a hunch on map
Apoteosique
"Why is this night different from all other nights?" I didn't know Scott was Jewish!
So was Bowser
Wheres the flood, bowser?
youbestbequiet call Bowzer a dork to my face! I'll take his place! Doh doh doh....doh doh! Grease for peace!
He seems out of place without his guitar!! Great performer!
What drives a person to shoot themselves in the head
I suffer fro depression but I don't think I could kill myself Prozac is a very dangerous drug
Bad songs like this is the easy answer!
I also suffer from depression and it's probably because I listen to crappy music like this.
depression
Appearing on shows like this should do it.
Does anyone know why Del Shannon committed suicide? Was he ill, or in financial trouble? What a tragedy.
Depression
... antie WIKIPEDIA knows everything, Miss Buff
Crime story
It was a terrible thing that he took his own life.
Is this for real? I mean, did people actually watch this Show. "Runaway" is a great song but this showcase is pathetic.
Look up more Sha Na Na videos... and comments... you'll see this was and still is a beloved part of music history. It was goofy, slapstick, innocent and pure in comparison to the smut passing for entertainment now. No auto tune, no cursing, no sexual acts... just simple fun. So YES people did watch this. Including myself. And still do here on CZcams.
This video, especially once Sha Na Na starts dancing, has got to be every gay man's dream come true. I'm sure gay guys espcially enjoy Sha Na Na starts running in place during Runaway.
Bowser's teeth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yuck!
Their dancing was always horribly swishy
Pathetic American television!!!!!
lenspaulding fam shut the fuck up
WHO would have wasted even 5 minutes of their time listening to these no talent actors is beyond me!!!!!
lenspaulding says the one who comes on a video just to have shit spill his mouth, if you dont like it, get out, fuck off
To lenspaulding. Have you ever performed at Madison Square Garden ???
Pathetic un-American troll.
Crap. All crap.
.....is what television and music is now! Yes you're exactly right! Today's entertainment IS all crap!
But this....this is pure, simple, good old American fun.