Runaway

Greatly Appreciated

RUNAWAY
 
 
“Runaway”  was a number-one Billboard Hot 100 song made famous by Del Shannon in 1961.  It was written by Shannon and keyboardist Max Crook, and became a major international hit.  It is No. 472 on Rolling Stone’ s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time from 2010.   (More from Wikipedia)
 
 
The Unknowns played a gig once with Tom Petty and rock legend Del Shannon; and Bruce Joyner became good friends with Shannon as a result.  Del Shannon had two fabulous hits in the early 1960’s, “Runaway” and “Hats Off to Larry” (often misheard as “Hats Off to Mary”).  
 
(June 2011)
 
Last edited: March 22, 2021