http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2469&rws=%2Fdel-shannon%2Ftop-tracks.rssBorn Charles Westover in Coopersville, Michigan, Del Shannon is known today for his dramatic, atypical 1961 single "Runaway," as well as a handful of songs that charted into the 1980s. Throughout his career, Westover leaned toward darker material with often unusual instrumentation, setting him apart from the rest of the pre-British Invasion crowd. In 1968, he released the overlooked, semi- psychedelic gem <i>The Further Adventures of Charles Westover</i>, a truly strange album coming from a former teen idol. With its somber tempos and mournful orchestration, the album seems like a poppier, less unhinged mirror image of Skip Spence's <i>Oar</i>. Westover was, however, doomed to fall into similar circumstances as Spence, mental health-wise. His career stopped in the '70s while he battled alcoholism, finally making a comeback in 1983 with the Tom Petty produced <i>Drop Down And Get Me</i>, which yielded a minor hit in "Sea of Love." In February of 1990, Westover took his own life with a .22 caliber rifle. - Mike McGuirk'60s Oldiesen720Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:53:23 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2469&rws=%2Fdel-shannon%2Ftop-tracks.rss Born Charles Westover in Coopersville, Michigan, Del Shannon is known today for his dramatic, atypical 1961 single "Runaway," as well as a handful of songs that charted into the 1980s. Throughout his career, Westover leaned toward darker material with often unusual instrumentation, setting him apart from the rest of the pre-British Invasion crowd. In 1968, he released the overlooked, semi- psychedelic gem <i>The Further Adventures of Charles Westover</i>, a truly strange album coming from a former teen idol. With its somber tempos and mournful orchestration, the album seems like a poppier, less unhinged mirror image of Skip Spence's <i>Oar</i>. Westover was, however, doomed to fall into similar circumstances as Spence, mental health-wise. His career stopped in the '70s while he battled alcoholism, finally making a comeback in 1983 with the Tom Petty produced <i>Drop Down And Get Me</i>, which yielded a minor hit in "Sea of Love." In February of 1990, Westover took his own life with a .22 caliber rifle. - Mike McGuirk http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26959058&rws=%2Fdel-shannon%2Ftop-tracks.rss '60s Oldies Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:22:26 -0700 Top Tracks by Del Shannon on Rhapsody Online 26959058 tra.26959058 Del Shannon art.2469 0.99 The Great Del Shannon alb.26955627 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/6/2/1/1601260_170x170.jpg 2009-03-10 00:00:00.0 null true Runaway tra.26959058 140000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26959058&rws=%2Fdel-shannon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26959058&variant=data&rws=%2Fdel-shannon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11465296&rws=%2Fdel-shannon%2Ftop-tracks.rss '60s Oldies Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:36:53 -0700 Top Tracks by Del Shannon on Rhapsody Online 11465296 tra.11465296 Del Shannon art.2469 0.99 Hits of the 60s: You'll Never Walk Alone alb.11463886 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/7/4/1/891475_170x170.jpg 2005-12-01 00:00:00.0 null true Little Town Flirt tra.11465296 169000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11465296&rws=%2Fdel-shannon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11465296&variant=data&rws=%2Fdel-shannon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11465299&rws=%2Fdel-shannon%2Ftop-tracks.rss '60s Oldies Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:36:53 -0700 Top Tracks by Del Shannon on Rhapsody Online 11465299 tra.11465299 Del Shannon art.2469 0.99 Hits of the 60s: You'll Never Walk Alone alb.11463886 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/7/4/1/891475_170x170.jpg 2005-12-01 00:00:00.0 null true Runaway tra.11465299 139000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11465299&rws=%2Fdel-shannon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11465299&variant=data&rws=%2Fdel-shannon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17694278&rws=%2Fdel-shannon%2Ftop-tracks.rss '60s Oldies Sun, 1 Jun 2008 22:05:48 -0700 Top Tracks by Del Shannon on Rhapsody Online 17694278 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