FROM ME TO YOU (Del Shannon)
“From Me to You” is a song written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon and released by English rock group the Beatles as a single in 1963. A 1963 cover version released by Del Shannon resulted in the song becoming the first Lennon–McCartney tune to enter the American pop chart. It was one of the very last songs to be credited “McCartney–Lennon”; soon afterwards their songs began appearing credited to “Lennon–McCartney”. (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 joint concerts with the Beatles while on a European tour in 1963 and was the first American artist to cover a Beatles song, “From Me to You”.
(June 2011)
