Del Shannon

Del Shannon

Del Shannon (30 December 1934–8 February 1990) (born Charles Weedon Westover in Coopersville, Michigan) was an American rock and roller who launched into fame with the No. 1 hit "Runaway" (1961) which introduced the musitron, an early form of the synthesizer played by "Runaway" co-writer and keyboard player Max Crook. Shannon followed up with "Hats Off to Larry", another big hit, and the less popular "So Long, Baby", another song of breakup bitterness. Read more on Last.fm

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Appearances

FIRST

21/01/1965
Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun)
Mimed Performance

LAST

11/02/1965
Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun)
Mimed Performance

TOTAL
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3

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Artist Statistics

Below are the number of appearances made, sorted by the most popular types of performance. Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

Studio Performances

1

Repeat Performances

2

Live Performances

0

Satellite Performances

0

Music Videos

0

Linked Performances

1

Artist Appearances

Episode Performance
11/02/1965 Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun)
Mimed Performance
28/01/1965 Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun)
Mimed Performance
21/01/1965 Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun)
Mimed Performance

Performance Highlight

Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun) by Del Shannon

Mimed Performance

21/01/1965

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