Del Shannon was a famous singer known for his 1961 hit “Runaway,” which became a chart-topper in the U.S. and the U.K. He stood out for his falsetto voice and emotional lyrics. Shannon had a string of ...

Enchanted by Del Shannon's "Runaway" as a boy, Tom Petty later paid the ultimate tribute to this No. 1 single and its singer: He saluted the tune in his own 1989 hit song, "Runnin' Down a Dream." ...

If you’re not in the music business, you probably don’t know who Max Crook is. But you might know of his work. In the early 1960s, crooner Del Shannon released the ethereal hit “Runaway,” which went ...

The album may or may not be obsolete, but the fact remains: Listeners have long obsessed over individual songs. The Single File is The A.V. Club’s look at the deep cuts, detours, experiments, and ...

Del Shannon’s posthumous induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame happens on March 15, but don’t look for Max Crook in the audience. Who’s he? Only the co-author of “Runaway,” the debut hit that ...