Del Shannon Del Shannon Del Shannon (born Charles Weedon Westover; December 30, 1934 – February 8, 1990) was an American rock and roll and country musician and singer-songwriter, best known for his 1961 number 1 "Billboard" hit "Runaway". Westover was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and grew up in nearby Coopersville. He learned to play the ukulele and guitar and listened to country-and-western music, by artists such as Hank Williams, Hank Snow, and Lefty Frizzell. He was drafted into the Army in 1954, and while in Germany played guitar in a band called "The Cool Flames". When his service ended, he returned
Nor the Moon by Night being "The Singer Not the Song", but agreed because it gave him the chance to see South Africa. Filming began in late 1957 on location in South Africa. The unit was based at Cato Ridge. Production was plagued by a number of difficulties. Belinda Lee left the production during shooting to see her married lover in Italy who had been threatening to commit suicide; they both tried to commit suicide. Patrick McGoohan was concussed after crashing his car. Anna Gaylor fell ill with dysentery. Director Ken Annakin had a number of issues with the crew; he later wrote that the