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
Charles R. Moore (minister) Jesus Christ did that 2,000 years ago. Christ's sacrifice was perfect, unfortunately Mr. Moore's was flawed, and deeply so." Charles R. Moore (minister) Charles Robert "Charlie" Moore (July 18, 1934 - June 23, 2014) was an American Methodist minister, social justice activist and racial activist who drew attention to himself when he committed suicide by setting himself on fire in the East Texas town of Grand Saline, Texas. He also drew attention to how the United Methodist Church treated gays and lesbians by going on a hunger strike years earlier. He had aligned himself with several progressive and liberal and