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Del Shannon was born Charles Weedon Westover in Grand Rapids, Michigan on December 30, 1934. The son of Bert and Leone, Westover grew up in nearby Coopersville, a small farming town. Taught to play the ukulele by his mother as a child, young Charles soon flowered into guitar picking at 14 years of age.
The song Runaway, was a number one hit in 1961 in both the US and the UK.
Runaway was
featured in the following television shows:
Beverly Hills 90210: Episodes: Mexican Stand Off,
Sweating It Out,
Laverne & Shirley (Episode: Diner)
CHiPs (The old 70s TV show with Erik Estrada)
WKRP In Cincinnati (starring Howard Hessman):
Filthy Pictures Episode,
Benny Hill Show (Episode 28),
South Of Sunset: Dream Girl
Runaway is featured in the following movies:
Good Will Hunting (Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Robin Williams),
Christine (Bonnie Raitt's version),
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story,
Kids Of Degrassi Street,
Running Scared (Gregory Hines, Billy Crystal),
That ll Be The Day,
Catch Me If You Can,
Buddy System,
Children Of The Corn,
Born On The Fourth of July (Tom Cruise),
Roseaux Sauvages (French Film)
Runaway was also used as the theme to
Crime Story, the hit U.S. television
series from '86 to '88.
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Joan Jett first heard this song when she was touring England with The Runaways in 1976. She recorded a version with 2 members of The Sex Pistols in 1979, but it was her rerecording of it with The Blackhearts released in 1982 that finally put the song on the charts. The record label that The Arrows belonged to didn't promote the song, so it remained in relative obscurity until Joan recorded it, the second time. It still seems weird to hear a male version, although this is the original.
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Added: 26th November 2008
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It's funny how this time of year throws up some strange memories. This song I can remember as a very young child and it takes me back to when things were so much simpler.
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Added: 25th December 2008
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