The Music of Del Shannon by Reynolds, Robert

Description: Charles Westover grew up in a small midwestern town,learning guitar at an early age. After graduating high school, he joined the Army, married and shipped off to Europe where he honed his singing and guitar skills. Back home, Westover joined a local band while working at a carpet store.Soon he co-wrote, ""Runaway,"" one of the great rock and roll songs of the era and took on the stage name Del Shannon. Shannon went on to record many more hits and became a superb interpreter of the songs of other. He was the first American recording artist to cover a Beatles' tune, wrote Peter and Gordon's ""I Go to Pieces,"" and produced hit records for Brian Hyland and and the rock group, Smith. At a time when his career seemed to be on the upswing, Shannon's live ended tragically at his Southern California home. A rock legend himself, he would eventually be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. If you appreciate the great rock singers of the past, you will want to read The Music of Del Shannon. Robert Reynolds served twenty-seven months in a Navy security unit in Vietnam, where he received the Navy Achievement Medal. Upon being discharged from military duty, Reynolds returned to Vietnam to work in a civilian capacity for another three years. He has written several Vietnam related books including: Showers In the Rain; Dragon Fire; Outlast the Rain; An Incident At the OK Hotel; A Matter of Finances; Along the Quay; and general works of fiction: Orchids and Sand; Mackinac Drift; El Paso Run; Thunder Bay; and Gray Wolf Pass.

Price: 30.95 AUD

Location: Hillsdale, NSW

End Time: 2024-12-07T19:42:52.000Z

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