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Del Shannon

Birth Name:

Charles Weedon Westover

Birth Date:

December 30, 1934

Birth Place:

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Death Date:

February 8, 1990

Place of Death:

15519 Saddleback Road, Canyon Country, California

Age:

55

Cause of Death:

Self-inflicted gunshot wound

Cemetery Name:

Cremated

Claim to Fame:

Music

His heyday as a chart-friendly star in the U.S. may have been brief, but on the strength of his biggest hit "Runaway" Del Shannon deserves to be regarded as a rock and roll legend. In 1999 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Cremated

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North America

Grave Location:

Ashes scattered in the California desert

Photos:

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Videos Featuring Del Shannon:

Del Shannon - Runaway (1961)

What Happened to Del Shannon?

Del Shannon and Tom Petty play Runaway (1978)

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