hi Sue think it was the anti depressent type of drug that he took that had the side effects of depression after time his widow and some other person tried to make a case against the drug company dont know the outcome of the case think there where other cases as well cheers Carl.
The falsetto isn't as strong as it used to be, here, but he managed to pull it off. Doesn't stay forever. I can't do it, anymore. Neither can Franki Valli.
He was such a wonderful talent. It's so sad that he was so down that he decided to take his own life. I'll never forget how great his songs were. I never get tired of his songs. RIP DEL
0:55 Hats Off to Larry 4:05 Handy Man 8:33 Swiss Maid 10:55 Pretty Woman / 14:04 Satisfaction / 17:03 Pretty Woman 18:45 Crying 21:36 Black is Black 25:41 Little Town Flirt 28:56 Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun) 32:18 I Go to Pieces 36:22 Walk Away 40:28 Runaround Sue 45:52 Runaway 50:43 Do You Wanna Dance
Del Shannon’s singing style reminds me of a motorcycle revving up, slow at first, then accelerating to a solid conclusion. Especially true on Runaway and Runaround Sue. Handy Man shows his guitar excellence.
Absolutely FANTASTIC!!!! So very sad and hard to believe that within a year or so of this wonderful concert he would take his own life. You could see the ABSOLUTE JOY he brought to that audience. They were so happy and dancing. To have that effect on countless numbers of people around the world is truly a gift from God. But his "demons" were just too much for him to bear. And if this were not tragic enough, his daughter Kim died of a brain tumor in the 90s as well. Hopefully they are in heaven singing together! RIP😢
The audience loved this concert and so did I…..Thank you Del for the music, the memories, and the Love you gave out at every show! You were the best, and we all loved you, and hope you are looking down to see the happiness on everyone’s face! R.I.P. CHARLES WESTOVER…DEL SHANNON!
What a tragedy when he left this earth.......... He was soooo talented! He was going to be one of the Traveling Wilbury's after Roy Orbison died. RIP Del
There's no question the members of the Wilburys were huge fans of Del's. They recorded this tribute to him after his passing: czcams.com/video/PUFOHj_hoXs/video.html
I LOVE DEL SHANNON, BUT LET'S ALL GIVE THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO, AND TO ALL THE MUSICIANS THAT WERE ON STAGE WITH HIM THAT NIGHT. I REALLY ENJOYED EVERY ONE OF THEM FROM THE TALL WOMAN ON BASS, TO THE GYRATING BACKUP SINGER. LOVED THE KEYBOARDS, GUITAR PLAYER, DRUMMER, AND LOVED THE SAX PLAYERS TOO. OUTSTANDING JOB AS I LISTEN TO THIS CONCERT A LOT!
Alcoholism does that . Point being the entertainment industry is full of people that are entertaining but to keep it up for a life time is like a roller coaster of life style .
@@Chaomhainn Del was prescribed Prozac for depression which was said to be the cause of his action to take his life. His wife bore witness to how the drug changed him and has spoken out publicly about it as a warning to others, so maybe not just alcohol.
I loved Del Shannon’s music. He put romance in it, and it took talent to blend it all together. He touched his audience in ways no one else does today. R.I.P. DEL.
Rhonda Moffatt yes they were. I still can’t get over Del taking his own life, but I totally understand it. He lost his will to live knowing his only real love would never be his and that they would never be together. He loved his wife and kids, but his heart belonged to another, and this life without his heart wasn’t worth hanging on to, even one more day! Thank you for loving his music, along with me! ❤️
One of the great thrills of my life was meeting Del Shannon three times...1963, 1964, and 1982. Not only was he an amazing (but unappreciated talent), but such a nice guy. I'll always love him.
I just cannot believe he wrote " I Go To Pieces" FOR another performer, let alone Peter and Gordon. Everyone thinks it's their song. It isn't. It's a beautiful ballad and he should be known for writing and singing it.
So happy that you got to have that experience with him! He was an extraordinary artist. What a wonderful memory that you have to cherish and share with your family and friends.
My favorite Del Shannon song is Keep Searchin'. I thought the happiest he looked during this whole concert was when he sang his, at the time, new hit Walk Away. Terrific song by the way; too bad it wasn't a big hit. Sad he's gone especially after he kicked alcoholism after all those years but couldn't solve his deeper demons.
He has an amazing amount of fantastic songs that are his own. First of all he has his string of big hits from the early sixties, but after The Beatles came along, his record company didn't promote him as much as they should have due to the "new craze" The thing is that del flawlessly transitioned into the psychedelic era. He put out an album called "the further adventures of Charles Westover," which is his real name, but either way, it is a masterpiece of psychedelic pop rock. He also has some more obscure albums in the later sixties that are mostly covers but he as a lot of his own self penned songs integrated into those albums which are absolutely beautiful rock songs of the time period. Look up tracks like "what makes you run," "for a little while," "sister Isabelle," "show me," "move it on over," "break up," "Gemini," "I think I love you," "the house where nobody lives," "stand up," "Thinkin it over" "She was mine" "Never thought I could" "silver birch"....etc. one moment he can sound like a 50s rocker, the next like the beach boys pet sounds Era, then like Simon and Garfunkel, the byrds, then like the stones, and yet he keeps his "del shannon" ness through it all. He also did some great rock albums in 1981 and his last in 1990 backed both times with part or all of tom petty and the heartbreakers. The best songs to check out from these times are "walk away," "calling out my name," "life without you," "are you loving me too" "sucker for your love" and "lost in a memory."
He was one of three great American acts that hit during the lean years between the death of Buddy Holly in 59 and the British Invasion/Motown mid 60s. The other two were The Beach Boys and The Four Seasons.
Working over the years from my hometown of Nashville Tenn with all kinds of bands and single artist it's very hard to lose one at a young age, I had the privilege of seeing BOB DYLAN record but never saw ELVIS when he came to record in Nashville I WORKED BY GOING INTO THE CITIES WHERE THEY WOULD BE PERFORMING PUTTING UP POSTERS, FLYERS AND BACK THEN FREE RECORDS TO DJs THIS WAS BEFORE FAX MANCHES COMPUTERS AND COPIERS, I DID THAT BY DRIVING THOUSANDS of MILES TO GET THE ADVERTISING OUT, I DID BAD COMPANY, MARSHALL TUCKER,38 SPECIAL, LESLIE GORE SONNY & CHER JIM REEVES, EARNEST TUBB, CHARLIE LOUVIN, TURTLES, AND HUNDREDS MORE,
He had a brand new album coming out very soon. He called his agent telling him how positive he felt and that he wanted to tour to promote it. A week later he took his own life. None of us can imagine in a million years what was going on in his head.
His 2nd wife was convinced it was the way he reacted to prozac, not out of his natural choice. It didnt help him, but rather affected him into strange behavior. Her testimony can be found on youtube.
What a legend, His voice was incredible and he wrote a lot of his own stuff. He was the first artist in the world to have a hit single with a cover of a song written by The Beatles. His version of 'From Me to You' was released in June 1963. It made No. 77 on the US Singles chart.
Played our club in I think '75. Uses to sit on the floor along the wall while the band practiced during the day. My wife would ask him "how you doing Del " and he'd say say " I'm in the zone"
My first real girlfriend and me loved his "Runaway", I only knew him for those first songs, just didn't realise how brilliant he was, what a talent, great voice, great guitarist. Sad to hear he died too soon.
This song , is SO POWERFUL , "power rock" has the 50's 60. 70/s, metal, pop, ballad, power falsetto, his signature carnival organ, with him on stage is all of early ELO and Tom Petty and all the heartbreakers, THEY GIVE THE VIBE, but it is his POWERFUL VOCALS that place this as one of my all time favorites. This probably ended on the charts at 45 or something but I think #1 for weeks!! Compare this to GRUNGE
What an amazingly Talented guy ,song writing and Singing, excellent on both, and his songs were SO rock & Roll, there's nothing like it today in 2020, this was Pure Talent ,WOW
Love Del wish he could have read some of these comments. Surprised no one mentioned he toured Europe with the Beatles and I believe the first American to record a Lennon, McCartney song and chart before the Beatles. From Me To You. Del those songs you wrote and recorded will touch people for a long time thanks so much.
@Jan Forbes If you look around on YT long enough you will discover the very few reasons why music sucks today and has sucked for a long time. things like electronically removing all the slightly off beats and off notes to make everything perfectly in tune and perfectly on the beat - which also makes a song sound sterile and fake. Things like one songwriter providing all the songs for all the female stars of the last ten years or more, so if they all sound alike it's no wonder, it's one guy recycling the his one song over and over again with minor changes. Then artists run up against the lone conglomeration publishing and/or broadcasting all the songs they feel to be suitable. Spotify is the worst - a bunch of people all trying to sing the same song, with slight differences, all to make a buck, with very little sincere musicianship involved. We won't see the likes of Del Shannon and good songs ever again, unless all the music producers from the last thirty years are put out to pasture, and new ones with genuine creativity invade the industry. It is too much about not taking chances and making a sure profit. I don't see music improving in my lifetime. Any high school garage band from the 50s on, banging out three-chord covers, was better than 95% or the crap out today.
As a child of the 60's and growing up in the 70's I love the music of that era and even well into the 80's but after that the crap crept into what we know as music. Nothing sounds as good as good old rock and roll. Awesome video
He must of knowin something when the 90s came how u could keep great music up from the 50s,60s,70s and 80s he was part of all that being his age and that right time on those Stats for us to witness and research
He seemed to be doing so well here, but artists always look and feel happiest entertaining us and in turn, making us happy. Thank you Del, rest in peace.
john gonzalez it seems as though a lot of great artists and actors, put on two performances at once, sharing their stage life with us to bring us joy and happiness at their own expense. I love Del, he was one of the greatest, but behind the smile, you can see the pain in his eyes. So sad.
@@rhondamoffatt510 It's true, he was always a melancholic fellow, hard to work with, but a true musical genius. I discovered him back in the 80's, thanks to NBC's Crime Story.
What you said is so true. My sister and I went to a Lynrd Skynrd concert, and 2 weeks later we found out one of the members had passed away from a long term illness. Nobody in the audience suspected he was ill, but he was. These people are such professionals, and they are so good at hiding a problem, that sometimes you think they are on A-Game, when they are truly shot.
I saw him at tht Gaumont, Walthamstow on a Sunday afternoon show, I think I was about 14 at the time, he even did an instrumental on guitar "Caravan". He cheekily changed the words to "Hats off to Larry" to 'She ran away with another guy and now she's getting fatter.' Also on the bill was Johnny Tillotson and The Springfields (with Dusty), the instrumental group backing him were called the Eagles.
One of the great voices in rock n roll. The music was always good, but the voice alone was worth listening to. It's hard to believe it's been, what, 30 years that he's gone.
DEL... there is no way YOU took your own life...TRUTH OF AGES... FACT IS... you loved us all and would not ...cause us all grief beyond count...DEL...WE LOVE AND ❤ FEEL YOUR GAZE FROM THE HEAVENS...
There are a few great concerts on CZcams, and this one ranks in the top ten, maybe top five. If you were alive in the sixties or early seventies you would have heard Runaway, Searching, and Hat's Off to Larry all over AM radio in the US and England. Slightly less play was given to Flirt and Handy Man, just enough to keep the Del Shannon name alive and well. But he saw the take-over of the British invasion, and turned to record producing. I glad he put together this concert and others in the late 80s. He was a fine crowd-pleasing performer, an original rock and roller from the days when electric guitars were fairly young, and electronic keyboards were almost an oddity. His original organist Max Crook built his own small electronic keyboard, which he called the Musitron. Max Crook and his Musitron invention created the unforgettable solo bridge in Runaway.
Just a cryin' shame that somebody couldn't have written another hit for this guy. He had one of the best voices at the time. Even today he would blow most off the stage.
I have always loved Del Shannon. It just breaks my heart to know that he shot himself to end his pain.
hi Sue think it was the anti depressent type of drug that he took that had the side effects of depression after time his widow and some other person tried to make a case against the drug company dont know the outcome of the case think there where other cases as well cheers Carl.
He shot himself?
@@milestrotter6844 Suffering from depression exacerbated by the use of Prozac, according to his poor wife. So sad.
He killed himself in 1990. He was 55.
@@margtravis7377 She dropped the suit. It's hard to prove cases like those and terribly expensive up front in terms of legal fees.
As much as I like del can't stop feeling sad over his much to early passing. Wonderful person. Seemed so happy doing what he did better than most.
At age 54 maintaining that falsetto is a challenging. He still has it, as well as his strong rock voice. A great talent.
The falsetto isn't as strong as it used to be, here, but he managed to pull it off. Doesn't stay forever. I can't do it, anymore. Neither can Franki Valli.
@@kb6kgx Yeah, but DONNIE IRIS . . and he's still doing it in his late 70's. Check out his signature hit "Ah, Leah".
Del Shannon had a one of a kind indefinable vocal power. One of the top five all time greats. The energy of Runaway will never be duplicated.
Listen to him all my life…great artist…..
He was such a wonderful talent. It's so sad that he was so down that he decided to take his own life. I'll never forget how great his songs were. I never get tired of his songs. RIP DEL
Today it’s been 34 years since he took his own life. Though I wasn’t alive then, I still find it heartbreaking that one of my favourite singers died.
Doctor put him on Prozac which not long after was found to intensify depression in some cases.
i was 16 when i first heard Runaway. It changed my life.
0:55 Hats Off to Larry
4:05 Handy Man
8:33 Swiss Maid
10:55 Pretty Woman
/ 14:04 Satisfaction /
17:03 Pretty Woman
18:45 Crying
21:36 Black is Black
25:41 Little Town Flirt
28:56 Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)
32:18 I Go to Pieces
36:22 Walk Away
40:28 Runaround Sue
45:52 Runaway
50:43 Do You Wanna Dance
Great set.
I go to pieces
Thanks!
THANKS! I’m discovering how talented he was! His voice never gave out! He always gave a heartfelt great performance ❤️
He did a great cover of runaround sue
I was at the concert, and wow that;s the way it was, Brilliant we miss you Del. R.I.P
Del Shannon’s singing style reminds me of a motorcycle revving up, slow at first, then accelerating to a solid conclusion. Especially true on Runaway and Runaround Sue. Handy Man shows his guitar excellence.
Absolutely FANTASTIC!!!!
So very sad and hard to believe that within a year or so of this wonderful concert he would take his own life. You could see the ABSOLUTE JOY he brought to that audience. They were so happy and dancing. To have that effect on countless numbers of people around the world is truly a gift from God. But his "demons" were just too much for him to bear. And if this were not tragic enough, his daughter Kim died of a brain tumor in the 90s as well. Hopefully they are in heaven singing together! RIP😢
The audience loved this concert and so did I…..Thank you Del for the music, the memories, and the Love you gave out at every show! You were the best, and we all loved you, and hope you are looking down to see the happiness on everyone’s face! R.I.P. CHARLES WESTOVER…DEL SHANNON!
Del put on a great show!
One of the greatest for sure
As I listen to Del...it just hurts that he's not with us anymore....a superbly talented singer/songwriter...
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What a tragedy when he left this earth.......... He was soooo talented! He was going to be one of the Traveling Wilbury's after Roy Orbison died. RIP Del
He was also scheduled to tour with Bonnie Raitt after her success with "Little Runaway." He passed shortly before the tour began.
Source on that info? Del was a natural fit for the Wilburys, no doubt.
There's no question the members of the Wilburys were huge fans of Del's. They recorded this tribute to him after his passing: czcams.com/video/PUFOHj_hoXs/video.html
Del Shannon left us but his memory will forever RIP
Such a great performance. Brings back to mind what a great voice he had. One of the GOATs for sure. RIP Del Shannon
I LOVE DEL SHANNON, BUT LET'S ALL GIVE THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO, AND TO ALL THE MUSICIANS THAT WERE ON STAGE WITH HIM THAT NIGHT. I REALLY ENJOYED EVERY ONE OF THEM FROM THE TALL WOMAN ON BASS, TO THE GYRATING BACKUP SINGER. LOVED THE KEYBOARDS, GUITAR PLAYER, DRUMMER, AND LOVED THE SAX PLAYERS TOO. OUTSTANDING JOB AS I LISTEN TO THIS CONCERT A LOT!
Absolutely 💯
Is that carole King on bass?
@@sirandrelefaedelinoge no
Del Shannon always was and always will be the best singer that ever lived
1989, I was 38 yrs old listening to the "oldies", now, here I am in 20/20 heading for the "Dark side of the Moon!"
Del Shannon Was Great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a voice! Del truly was one of the GREATS!
That's a powerful voice. So loud and clear.
It's so good that Del's talent is immortalized like this on CZcams.
I am a new Del Shannon convert.He was rock 'n roll in it's purist form and an excellent voice equal to Roy Orbison. He will never be forgotten gain.
Some artists u really hate to see leave planet earth.
Del is one
I couldn't believe "+Runaway"++:when it first came re out . It was great.
Really saddens me that he was so sad and depressed. We just don't know the burdens and sadness others carry..... be kind!
Great words my friend!
Alcoholism does that . Point being the entertainment industry is full of people that are entertaining but to keep it up for a life time is like a roller coaster of life style .
One man's burdens can be another man's joy but which is which
@@Chaomhainn Del was prescribed Prozac for depression which was said to be the cause of his action to take his life. His wife bore witness to how the drug changed him and has spoken out publicly about it as a warning to others, so maybe not just alcohol.
Omg! My man Del Shannon! No one EVER like you! Rest in Paradise 🙏 Del! I love you with all my heart!
I was at that concert. It seems like yesterday.....but it was 31 years ago. A great artist, a great concert & a great night.
I loved Del Shannon’s music. He put romance in it, and it took talent to blend it all together. He touched his audience in ways no one else does today. R.I.P. DEL.
Victors videos I absolutely love, love, love his music, he and Kenny Vance were two of the greatest!
Rhonda Moffatt yes they were. I still can’t get over Del taking his own life, but I totally understand it. He lost his will to live knowing his only real love would never be his and that they would never be together. He loved his wife and kids, but his heart belonged to another, and this life without his heart wasn’t worth hanging on to, even one more day! Thank you for loving his music, along with me! ❤️
@@victorsvideos27 who was this great love? He was married to the lady who came on stage and was still good friends with his first wife.
R.I.P.😥❤
Have always loved Dels music such a loss play him every day xxxx
Such a great show. A brilliant entertainer, I'm still so sad his life ended so short.
Это точно ---- БРИЛЛИАНТ !
Starts with HATS OFF TO LARRY!!!
Today Commemorates Del Shannon's 85th Birthday
One of the great thrills of my life was meeting Del Shannon three times...1963, 1964, and 1982. Not only was he an amazing (but unappreciated talent), but such a nice guy. I'll always love him.
I just cannot believe he wrote " I Go To Pieces" FOR another performer, let alone Peter and Gordon. Everyone thinks it's their song. It isn't. It's a beautiful ballad and he should be known for writing and singing it.
he is
Remember being at this concert and having the pleasure of meeting him after the show
I was Del's saxman one night in 1985, at BISCAYNE BABIES. he was 50 yeas old. Wow what a voice....it's a night I will never forget....
I love his msic.
music. I can't type.
Bryce D. Anderson that’s amazing! I am so glad that you got to experience working with him, what a memory to cherish!
So happy that you got to have that experience with him! He was an extraordinary artist. What a wonderful memory that you have to cherish and share with your family and friends.
woe bryce thats fantastic i promote are you on fb
The Boss before the Boss!
My favorite Del Shannon song is Keep Searchin'. I thought the happiest he looked during this whole concert was when he sang his, at the time, new hit Walk Away. Terrific song by the way; too bad it wasn't a big hit. Sad he's gone especially after he kicked alcoholism after all those years but couldn't solve his deeper demons.
He didn't realise how much we loved him
Amazing show non-stop. This music is from a better time in America. Yes we really loved him.
Breaks my heart. few friendly fans who got him might have given him a little hope. Again, it breaks my heart when I think about Del.
60s rock & roll what a magic time to be alive. Del Shannon up there with the best, truely wonderful.
49:17 such a lovely moment when the audience can't hold it back!
Great show, great band!
F*** yea!
I just stumbled upon this. I remembered him as a two hit wonder. Did not realized he was this talented!
He has an amazing amount of fantastic songs that are his own. First of all he has his string of big hits from the early sixties, but after The Beatles came along, his record company didn't promote him as much as they should have due to the "new craze"
The thing is that del flawlessly transitioned into the psychedelic era. He put out an album called "the further adventures of Charles Westover," which is his real name, but either way, it is a masterpiece of psychedelic pop rock. He also has some more obscure albums in the later sixties that are mostly covers but he as a lot of his own self penned songs integrated into those albums which are absolutely beautiful rock songs of the time period. Look up tracks like
"what makes you run,"
"for a little while,"
"sister Isabelle,"
"show me,"
"move it on over,"
"break up,"
"Gemini,"
"I think I love you,"
"the house where nobody lives,"
"stand up,"
"Thinkin it over"
"She was mine"
"Never thought I could"
"silver birch"....etc. one moment he can sound like a 50s rocker, the next like the beach boys pet sounds Era, then like Simon and Garfunkel, the byrds, then like the stones, and yet he keeps his "del shannon" ness through it all. He also did some great rock albums in 1981 and his last in 1990 backed both times with part or all of tom petty and the heartbreakers. The best songs to check out from these times are "walk away,"
"calling out my name,"
"life without you,"
"are you loving me too"
"sucker for your love" and
"lost in a memory."
Same here, his rock on album produced by ????
Tom Petty with Petty on backup vocals on the song walk away !!
He was one of three great American acts that hit during the lean years between the death of Buddy Holly in 59 and the British Invasion/Motown mid 60s. The other two were The Beach Boys and The Four Seasons.
I agree. He took Runaround Sue and improved it, along with others.
Amazing voice. SO sad ending,...RIP Del!
I lived across the lane from his daughter Kim. She was beautiful inside n out. She passed from brain cancer late 90’s. Ventura California.
Rein Baker so sad
💔
Del's got the whole place Rocken with him--So much fun! If you don't love this, you must be brain dead!
Working over the years from my hometown of Nashville Tenn with all kinds of bands and single artist it's very hard to lose one at a young age, I had the privilege of seeing BOB DYLAN record but never saw ELVIS when he came to record in Nashville I WORKED BY GOING INTO THE CITIES WHERE THEY WOULD BE PERFORMING PUTTING UP POSTERS, FLYERS AND BACK THEN FREE RECORDS TO DJs THIS WAS BEFORE FAX MANCHES COMPUTERS AND COPIERS, I DID THAT BY DRIVING THOUSANDS of MILES TO GET THE ADVERTISING OUT, I DID BAD COMPANY, MARSHALL TUCKER,38 SPECIAL, LESLIE GORE SONNY & CHER JIM REEVES, EARNEST TUBB, CHARLIE LOUVIN, TURTLES, AND HUNDREDS MORE,
He had a brand new album coming out very soon. He called his agent telling him how positive he felt and that he wanted to tour to promote it. A week later he took his own life. None of us can imagine in a million years what was going on in his head.
He was the best
His 2nd wife was convinced it was the way he reacted to prozac, not out of his natural choice. It didnt help him, but rather affected him into strange behavior. Her testimony can be found on youtube.
My favorit singer man band....singing..for god in..Heaven. peaceful spiritual. Del shanon
2020 Still WONDERFUL..Rest in Peace and thank you
I'm so privileged to own this on DVD and his anthology on double CD. Brilliant vocal range. RIP Charles Westover.
Who else is on stage w Del?
DEN
What a true legend. Great music. He is truly missed
What a talent, gone too too soon, great voice
What a legend, His voice was incredible and he wrote a lot of his own stuff. He was the first artist in the world to have a hit single with a cover of a song written by The Beatles. His version of 'From Me to You' was released in June 1963. It made No. 77 on the US Singles chart.
Played our club in I think '75. Uses to sit on the floor along the wall while the band practiced during the day. My wife would ask him "how you doing Del " and he'd say say " I'm in the zone"
I love his Go Go dancer !!
It takes a lot of talent and nerve to cover Roy Orbison but Del Shannon can and does with style and grace.
One of my favorites. God's speed, Del Shannon.
God he keeps going from one song to another he doesn't try to pad the show out talking.bless him.
Del was the final Traveling Wilbury. You'd have to be really good to pass muster with that crew. Del, we haven't forgotten.
He never actually became a "Wilbury". It was just a rumor that he was to succeed Roy Orbison. Sure would have been great if he was able to do that.
What memories back listening to this great music. 👍❤💯🇵🇷🎼🎶🎛
Are you Boricua I seen the PR Flag in your short exhibit??
My first real girlfriend and me loved his "Runaway", I only knew him for those first songs, just didn't realise how brilliant he was, what a talent, great voice, great guitarist. Sad to hear he died too soon.
Good to see Del in great form
Great a breath of fresh air to compared with the rubbish of today 🕇
The farther we go back, the better the music and life was.
@@WOODR52 Yep - wholeheartedly agree with you there. Not fond of all of this reverb and mumble crap.
He was the best of all rock n roll. This is my kind of music. Today music u can't under stand it.
amen brother. the 60s and 70s were it. Not the trash they have today.
Today's so called singers can't carry a tune.
The "BEST" of the best period!!!!!!!!!! RIP MY MAN!
LEGEND! BRILLIANT! Thank you to all..
This song , is SO POWERFUL , "power rock" has the 50's 60. 70/s, metal, pop, ballad, power falsetto, his signature carnival organ, with him on stage is all of early ELO and Tom Petty and all the heartbreakers, THEY GIVE THE VIBE, but it is his POWERFUL VOCALS that place this as one of my all time favorites. This probably ended on the charts at 45 or something but I think #1 for weeks!! Compare this to GRUNGE
This is music in its purist form. Run away will live on forever. I only wish Del Shannon could have been as happy as his music made us.
Always proud he was from grand rapids. He was a great entertainer. We still miss him.
He plays for the angels now 🧡 R.I.P. Del (that's Rockin' In Paradise 😎)
What a brilliant concert!!!
So hard to believe Del is gone. Del Shannon Runaway was the first album I purchased. Always loved him, always will.
George Harrison did that song with the traveling wilburys!
My Ex served in Vietnam in 67-68. Thank you for your service.
@@TEXASdaughter Okay that is a great thing for me to say that is great news God bless him and your family too!
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He looks great, he sounds great, and that is a sweet Epiphone!!!!!!
Can't stop listening. His ability to change his voice projections is amazing. He was a great part of this life story we all go through.
@Terry Quesenberry quedencia
Me too, bought Runaway album in Ridley Road market in Hackney, for 32 shillings and 6 pence.
He was a true badass performer like no other.
The most talented man ever. I'm 53 & just became obsessed with him🎸🎸🎸🎤🎤🎤🎼💋💋💋💋
What an amazingly Talented guy ,song writing and Singing, excellent on both, and his songs were SO rock & Roll, there's nothing like it today in 2020, this was Pure Talent ,WOW
We alway's played ( Runaway ) at dance's,,,Hat's off to Del Shannon
He was still able to skyrocket those notes into the stratosphere
Tea WY
He would have so fit in with the Traveling Wilburys! RIP Del and thank you for your music!!!
"Rest in peace man.!!"You'll come back some Day.And finish your Journey. 😎
just superb ......
Awesome performance. What an incredible artist.
And the Aussie backup musicians are who did such a great job.
What a great singer. Gone too soon.
Ray Brown I agree, so heartbreaking!
Love Del wish he could have read some of these comments. Surprised no one mentioned he toured Europe with the Beatles and I believe the first American to record a Lennon, McCartney song and chart before the Beatles. From Me To You. Del those songs you wrote and recorded will touch people for a long time thanks so much.
Just amazing the world really lost such a talent. He was so under rated .
@Jan Forbes If you look around on YT long enough you will discover the very few reasons why music sucks today and has sucked for a long time. things like electronically removing all the slightly off beats and off notes to make everything perfectly in tune and perfectly on the beat - which also makes a song sound sterile and fake. Things like one songwriter providing all the songs for all the female stars of the last ten years or more, so if they all sound alike it's no wonder, it's one guy recycling the his one song over and over again with minor changes. Then artists run up against the lone conglomeration publishing and/or broadcasting all the songs they feel to be suitable. Spotify is the worst - a bunch of people all trying to sing the same song, with slight differences, all to make a buck, with very little sincere musicianship involved.
We won't see the likes of Del Shannon and good songs ever again, unless all the music producers from the last thirty years are put out to pasture, and new ones with genuine creativity invade the industry. It is too much about not taking chances and making a sure profit. I don't see music improving in my lifetime. Any high school garage band from the 50s on, banging out three-chord covers, was better than 95% or the crap out today.
As a child of the 60's and growing up in the 70's I love the music of that era and even well into the 80's but after that the crap crept into what we know as music. Nothing sounds as good as good old rock and roll. Awesome video
Brian Baxter I couldn’t agree more!
@@rhondamoffatt510 Ditto from San Antonio !
He must of knowin something when the 90s came how u could keep great music up from the 50s,60s,70s and 80s he was part of all that being his age and that right time on those Stats for us to witness and research
I don't know what this is today they call music. These true rockers walked out on stage started playing raw Rick and roll no thrills just rocked!!.
He seemed to be doing so well here, but artists always look and feel happiest entertaining us and in turn, making us happy. Thank you Del, rest in peace.
john gonzalez it seems as though a lot of great artists and actors, put on two performances at once, sharing their stage life with us to bring us joy and happiness at their own expense. I love Del, he was one of the greatest, but behind the smile, you can see the pain in his eyes. So sad.
@@rhondamoffatt510 It's true, he was always a melancholic fellow, hard to work with, but a true musical genius. I discovered him back in the 80's, thanks to NBC's Crime Story.
Your right rip del Shannon. I saw him at Knott's Berry farm back in 1988
@@michaelgarlisi5354 Lucky you, I was too young at the time and hadn't started going to gigs on a regular basis yet.
What you said is so true. My sister and I went to a Lynrd Skynrd concert, and 2 weeks later we found out one of the members had passed away from a long term illness. Nobody in the audience suspected he was ill, but he was. These people are such professionals, and they are so good at hiding a problem, that sometimes you think they are on A-Game, when they are truly shot.
One of the rare artists that was always great every time
Phenomenal!
So sorry he lost hope. His music will last forever. RIP.
Good songwriter, great, unique voice, and a better guitar player than I ever knew -- he had kind of a Chuck Berry vibe in his solos.
I saw him at tht Gaumont, Walthamstow on a Sunday afternoon show, I think I was about 14 at the time, he even did an instrumental on guitar "Caravan". He cheekily changed the words to "Hats off to Larry" to 'She ran away with another guy and now she's getting fatter.' Also on the bill was Johnny Tillotson and The Springfields (with Dusty), the instrumental group backing him were called the Eagles.
Del Shannon...one of the true rockers..great concert!! JLB Class of 1966
Good old DEL.......Cheers.........I'm having a beer! (Update) I'm having another beer now, cheers good old Del fantastic.
One of the great voices in rock n roll. The music was always good, but the voice alone was worth listening to. It's hard to believe it's been, what, 30 years that he's gone.
The embodiment of pure talent....good lord
I'd know that voice anywhere, anytime and forever and ever.
In the sixties UK I attended performances by EVERYONE. Del was the very best.
Honestly, Del's amazing. The bass player for this gig, Faye Reid, was in girl groups 20+ years prior, in the 60's.
Damn! He looks and sounds so good here! Hard to lose him less than a year later.
I dunno...he looks like he's having a good time but something else seems to be troubling him....
What happened to Del Shannon?
@@rhondamoffatt510 He was upset he didn't get into law school that year
Hello There that’s just wrong ! I was simply asking a question, you didn’t need to be a jerk.
@@rhondamoffatt510 well whatever
DEL... there is no way YOU took your own life...TRUTH OF AGES... FACT IS... you loved us all and would not ...cause us all grief beyond count...DEL...WE LOVE AND ❤ FEEL YOUR GAZE FROM THE HEAVENS...
I agree, 5ft man shooting himself with a rifle doesn’t sound right to me.
There are a few great concerts on CZcams, and this one ranks in the top ten, maybe top five. If you were alive in the sixties or early seventies you would have heard Runaway, Searching, and Hat's Off to Larry all over AM radio in the US and England. Slightly less play was given to Flirt and Handy Man, just enough to keep the Del Shannon name alive and well. But he saw the take-over of the British invasion, and turned to record producing. I glad he put together this concert and others in the late 80s. He was a fine crowd-pleasing performer, an original rock and roller from the days when electric guitars were fairly young, and electronic keyboards were almost an oddity. His original organist Max Crook built his own small electronic keyboard, which he called the Musitron. Max Crook and his Musitron invention created the unforgettable solo bridge in Runaway.
Just a cryin' shame that somebody couldn't have written another hit for this guy. He had one of the best voices at the time. Even today he would blow most off the stage.