MUSIC NEWS | Remembering Rock and Roll Singer, Del Shannon who Took his Life On This Day in History...

Del Shannon in 1965.

The singer-songwriter was best known for his 1961 No. 1 Billboard hit "Runaway".

Suffering from depression, for which he was taking Prozac, Shannon took his own life on February 8, 1990, killing himself with a .22-caliber rifle at his home in Santa Clarita, California. He was cremated, and his ashes were scattered. Following his death, the Traveling Wilburys honored him by recording a version of "Runaway".

Lynne also co-produced Shannon's posthumous album, Rock On, released on Silvertone in 1991.

Shannon was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999.

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MUSIC NEWS | Joan Jett and the Blackhearts' Inspired Version of "Love is All Around" (Mary Tyler Moore Theme)

As we've all heard by now, actress Mary Tyler Moore passed away on January 25, 2017 but what some of you may not know was that Joan Jett and the Blackhearts released their rock version in 1996 of the Mary Tyler Moor theme song, "Love is All Around"...

In a statement made to Billboard, Jett said, “I grew up watching The Mary Tyler Moore Show. I was inspired that women were shown as being equal to men and it had an influence on me as I became a musician. The show was groundbreaking, important and funny. I will miss Mary Tyler Moore.”


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