Monday, December 30, 2013

Run-run-run-runaway

Charles Weedon Westover recorded and released "Runaway" in 1961.  It charted number one in the US, in Australia, and in the UK.  Though he had a long and successful career, this was the only one of his singles that charted number one in the US and the UK, and one of three that did so in Australia.

Michigan boy made good.  Tragically died young (aged 55).

Charles W. Westover, December 30, 1934 - February 8, 1990  RIP



3 comments:

Grace said...

Of all the people born on 12/30 - why did you pick Del Shannon? Just curious...

vanilla said...

Grace, that is one of the better questions I've been asked on this blog. I suppose because I heard a bit of this trivial song, was reminded of the trivial side of life in the sixties; because I was never a fan of Shannon or any of his ilk; because the tragic ending of his own life may be a metaphor for something that I did not explicitly go into. And there are many other people who might have been recognized.

Grace said...

I was not a huge fan either - when I looked him up I saw that he had committed suicide...so I can see where you might be going with that...