Del Shannon should not be confused with Dell Shannon, the pseudonym under which Elizabeth Linington wrote police procedurals for 26 years.
Del Shannon ( December 30, 1934– February 8, 1990) (born Charles Weedon Westover in Coopersville, Michigan) was an American rock and roller who launched into fame with the No. 1 hit " Runaway" ( 1961) which introduced the "musitron", an early form of the synthesizer played by "Runaway" co-writer and keyboard player Max Crook.