Del Shannon | Runaway - Live On Letterman. This is arguably the best live version of "Runaway" recorded. Performed live on Tuesday, February 10, 1987 at Studio 6-A, NBC Studios, New York on Late Night with David Letterman. Backing Del are Paul Shaffer (Keys) and 'The World's Most Dangerous Band'; Sid McGinnis (Guitar), Anton Fig (Drums) and Will Lee (Bass). Video from Worldwide Pants Inc. | All Things Del Shannon

On this date in 1961, DEL SHANNON released his debut album 'Runaway With Del Shannon' (Jun 28, 1961) "There weren't too many really good rock & roll albums released in America (or anywhere else) in 1961, and considering that Runaway With Del Shannon was slapped together to take advantage of the single "Runaway"'s number one chart position, it comes off amazingly well," wrote Bruce Eder for AllMusic. "A handful of cuts off of this album, including "Lies" and "Jody," frequently end up on anthologi

Del Shannon's song "Runaway" was used as the police TV theme for the 1986-1988 NBC series Crime Story. For the show, Shannon re-recorded the song in 1986 with a new, faster arrangement to serve as the opening theme. Original song: The original "Runaway" was a 1961 N°1 hit for Del Shannon on both sides of the Atlantic. | Reeling rocking n rolling