Members Etienne Rambert Posted August 14, 2008 Members Share Posted August 14, 2008 The Wilburys thread made me think about Del Shannon. 1934-1990 What a great songwriter! What a great loss! I Go to Pieces Peter & Gordon (Written by Del Shannon)I think it's a Martin 12 string and a Gibson 6 string on this recording. [YOUTUBE]PwLOrt6ZEaI&feature=related[/YOUTUBE] Shannon performing the song: [YOUTUBE]d24GoE1gGvI&feature=related[/YOUTUBE] I think "Keep Searchin' (Follow the Sun)" is one of the four or five best Pop vocal recordings from the 60's. Listen to that falsetto wail at the end. If you think you're good - top that. [YOUTUBE]jOXmHOkvGD4[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members babablowfish Posted August 14, 2008 Members Share Posted August 14, 2008 I love Hats Off To Larry. His music brings me back to a more innocent time. P.S. I love his mink guitar strap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members C70man Posted August 14, 2008 Members Share Posted August 14, 2008 Del Shannon.....wow thats a take back...loved his stuff. In a way, he looks a lot like Ted Danson...a made for tv movie possibility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members C70man Posted August 14, 2008 Members Share Posted August 14, 2008 Hell, now I got to take out my Everly records.....there goes the morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted August 14, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 14, 2008 I admire BBBF's repertoir because he's got (how many?) 3 or 4 Del Shannon songs in it. Hats off to Baba Blowfish! [YOUTUBE]Xk_FR3341bA[/YOUTUBE] Hats off to Larry (from the album). Here's one I love. Little Town Flirt [YOUTUBE]djbO-U7E4fc[/YOUTUBE] These are all great acoustic numbers by-the-way. When I was a Folkie, I always played a Del Shannon song or two every night. "Runaway" would flip the crowd out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted August 14, 2008 Members Share Posted August 14, 2008 "Runaway" has been in my repertoire since I could stand on my hind legs. I only wish I could sing it as well as Dell did... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted August 14, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 14, 2008 Hey Buskers - if you want to bring your set to life - here is the key - right here. One name: Del Shannon. "Runaway" has been in my repertoire since I could stand on my hind legs. I only wish I could sing it as well as Dell did... And I'll bet the crowd loves it every time you play it. How can anyone resist "Runaway"? In my own most memorable performance of "Runaway", it was at a coffee house in New Orleans. I had been recording original stuff with a very good violinist. He hated me because I wanted to record a certain song in Bm - not Cm. But he showed up to gig with us that night. When he played the Clavioline solo on "Runaway" - the audience went f*cking wild! It was his revenge on me. And now, I doubt I'll never top the ovation he got on that solo. So hat's off to "Runaway". Here's Elvis playing a big Gibson Maple Jumbo circa 1969 with James Burton on lead. [YOUTUBE]8GVdAlHIkKg&NR=1[/YOUTUBE] Del Shannon smokes him. [YOUTUBE]_yIaelSVhyM[/YOUTUBE] Here's Del Shannon in an interview about "Runaway" with a live performance 1982. When he was trying to sell the song, a New York producer told him to go back to Battle Creek Michigan and write another up-tempo song. "Runaway" had no future. Catch the synth solo on this baby! Try to play that on your acoustic guitar. [YOUTUBE]DKvCa5lkgUw&NR=1[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members babablowfish Posted August 14, 2008 Members Share Posted August 14, 2008 These are all great acoustic numbers by-the-way. When I was a Folkie, I always played a Del Shannon song or two every night. "Runaway" would flip the crowd out. Why, Thank you! Actually, I only do Hats Off To Larry and Runaway and do them as a medley as their chord structures are so similar. Start with Hats, then go into Runaway and then when the last chorus of Runaway should come up switch back to the chorus of Hats again. It gets good crowd response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guildfire Posted August 14, 2008 Members Share Posted August 14, 2008 Ditto guys on Runaway - one of the greatest songs ever! Our group plays it and always a crowd favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted August 14, 2008 Members Share Posted August 14, 2008 Funny, I've never heard the other two songs - Hats off to Larry and Little Town Flirt before! I like!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TESmith Posted August 14, 2008 Members Share Posted August 14, 2008 I have always loved "Runaway" one of my favoritesThe thing is I guess I always thought Del Shannon was kind of a one hit wonder or something, just never heard much else so this was really nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boxorox Posted August 14, 2008 Members Share Posted August 14, 2008 Man... Del was something. We cover "Runaway" as well in a quasi-grass band. The break might be hard on guitar, but it seems made for mandolin. Great fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samilyn Posted August 15, 2008 Members Share Posted August 15, 2008 Wow - there's a name that hasn't come to my mind in many, many years. Gotta go thumb through my collection of vinyl discs now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted August 15, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 15, 2008 I think my two favorites are "I Go To Pieces" and "Little Town Flirt". I really love "Searching" and "Runaway" though too. What a great songwriter!"Runaway" is a song that can quickly turn a crowd on. It's never failed in my sets. Here's a Rockabilly version of "I Go To Pieces" by a neo-Rockabilly band. Great twanging, Duane Eddy-style lead. The singer is banging away on apretty Gibson jumbo. [YOUTUBE]N0ORm4jANog[/YOUTUBE] Lots of good versions of "Hats Off to Larry" around. I found one neo-Punk and one neo-Rockabilly. (It was really good!)Shannon translates well to busking or Rockabilly. This isn't one of the good versions. But these guys are having a lot of fun.It looks like one frat-house busker with several drunk frat mates collaborating on "Hats Off to Larry". They're having a blast. [YOUTUBE]XQfnRPL-stw[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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