Del Shannon - Runaway - piano solo

Del Shannon's Runaway is another classic tune that's engraved deep in my memories, a song that we all must have heard on TV or radio during our lives. The timeless synth solo is one of my favourites and I love playing it, on piano or on organ in the band I'm in called The Duckworths. Enjoy the song and join me in a little boogie.

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"Runaway" was a number one Billboard Hot 100 song in the spring of 1961 by Del Shannon. It was written by Shannon and keyboardist Max Crook, and became a major international hit.

Singer-guitarist Charles Westover and keyboard player Max Crook performed together as members of "Charlie Johnson and the Big Little Show Band" in Battle Creek, Michigan, before their group won a recording contract in 1960. Westover took the new stage name "Del Shannon", and Crook, who had invented his own clavioline-based synthesiser, the Musitron, became "Maximilian".

After their first recording session for Big Top Records in New York had ended in failure, their manager Ollie McLaughlin persuaded them to rewrite and re-record an earlier song they had written, "Little Runaway", to highlight Crook's unique instrumental sound. On January 21, 1961, they recorded "Runaway" at the Bell Sound recording studios, with Harry Balk as producer, session musician Al Caiola on guitar, and Crook playing the central Musitron break. "Runaway" was released in February 1961 and was immediately successful. In April, Shannon appeared on Dick Clark's American Bandstand helping to catapult it to the #1 spot on the Billboard charts where it remained for four weeks. Two months later, it also reached #1 in the UK.[1]

The following year champagne music maker Lawrence Welk who hosted a music tv series released and had a hit with the song. The next notable cover of "Runaway" was by the Small Faces in 1967, appearing on the From the Beginning album. Elvis Presley also covered it in 1970, while the Beach Boys were known to have played it live. Charlie Kulis charted with a cover of "Runaway" on Playboy Records in 1975 at #46[2] while two years later Bonnie Raitt's cover performance of the song reached #57 in 1977[3] and was included album Sweet Forgiveness and later on her 1990 greatest hits album.

Marty Friedman and Rolly covered "Runaway" on Rock Fujiyama. The song was covered in French by Dutch singer Dave; the cover was called "Vanina". The song was later covered by the punk rock group Me First and the Gimme Gimmes on their Blow in the Wind, as well as horrorpunk band The Misfits on their covers album Project 1950. 1986 brought a rock cover by Luis Cardenas.

It was also recorded by the Traveling Wilburys during sessions for their second album, released as Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 in 1990. The Wilburys had all been involved in sessions or production for Shannon's last album, released posthumously as Rock On, and had it not been for his tragic death in 1990, there was some speculation that he would have played and sung on their album as well, perhaps as a replacement for Roy Orbison, a former Wilbury who had died in 1988. However, this has never been documented.

In 1988, influential Chicago punk band, Screeching Weasel, covered the song on their 'Boogooda, Boogooda, Boogooda' album. The Misfits cover "Runaway" on their album Project 1950. Blood For Blood cover "Runaway" on their album Serenity. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes cover "Runaway" on the album Blow In The Wind.

Samhain drummer Steve Zing Mourning Noise "Runaway" 1986.
John Frusciante, guitarist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, is known to do a live version of "Runaway" at his solo concerts.

Crime Story. Bonnie Raitt

The Disco/Soul band Eruption 1981 lead singer Jane Jochen

Queen + Paul Rodgers

In the movie Born on the Fourth of July, Tom Cruise sings a parody of "Runaway" about the Vietnam War.

BTom Petty's song "Runnin' Down a Dream."
"Over the Wall" by Echo and the Bunnymen, Ian McCulloch Will Sergeant
Genesis In The Cage. The song "My Little Runaway" by the Stone Coyotes
The Barenaked Ladies song "When You Dream"
The song Goodbye to You, by Scandal replicates the musitron solo from "Runaway" Potential Breakup Song Aly and AJ

Luis Cardenas
"Runaway" has appeared in the following movies:

American Graffiti (1973)
Yotzim Kavua (1979)
Running Scared (1980)
Christine (1983)
Purple Haze (1983)
Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
Children of the Corn (1984)
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
Les Roseaux Sauvages (French film, 1994)


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[07jfull]

i have heard some of the other piano solos of this song, this is the best version i have heard!

[joolsscott]

@07jfull I'm honoured... thank you!

[joolsscott]

hey listeners..!

a quick thankyou to all of you who are leaving comments, I really appreciate your views.

more songs in this style coming soon.

jools ;)

[napoleonbonarparte]

this is hypnotic....this is entertainment....this is absolutly unbelievable!!!!!!! well played indeed

[sadie4me2]

I wa-wa-wa-wa wonder why I took so long to find this. Enjoyed this very much.....brought back memories.....good job with this!!!!

[msganji]

Enjoyed it very much! Wish I could play that well!

[KillKyle712]

My jaw was literally on the floor when I saw this!

CAN YOU TEACH ME???? I'M STUNNED AT A LOST FOR WORDS!!!!

AHHH MY BRAIN HURTS

[NinaOnUTube1]

I loooove this version!! It might take me a year to learn how to play it, but I will!:)

[Toloneus]

Youtube have all the best songs! Great work dude! Impressive!

[Damiano54]

Great stuff ! I come back periodically to listen again

[DarkHades7299]

What kind of piano is that? Nice clarity I must say. Stein & S Grand?

[stephadelic]

this sounds awesome!