I bet everyone watching this just asked their Alexa to play "Runaway". As soon as I heard it, I remembered it. Great interview and very interesting tour! Thank you!

@hotnerd8428

7 күн бұрын

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My parents used to see Del Shannon at the Hi-Lo Club in Battle Creek. They were all the same age. My Mom said everyone knew he was going to make something of himself because of his music.

Thanks, Jordan. I didn't know that Del Shannon was from Michigan and that he lived in Southfield. I grew up in Oak Park, which is next door to Southfield. He lived between 5 to 15 minutes from me, depending upon what part of Southfield he lived in.

We live only 25 miles from Battle Creek Thanks for doing this Jordan we enjoy your travels around the United States keep up the good work

Hello from Gatlinburg TN Smoky Mountains Park Jordan ..We miss ya here 🌄🏞️🐻

Always liked the song Runaway. Thanks Jordan for covering Del Shannon’s life in such a respectful and professional way. Much love and well wishes to you, Katie and Jah❣🙏

Amazing that he discovered Bob Seger. Thanks for another great vlog.

I grew up in this era of music but did not know much about Del Shannon, other than his hit "Runaway". Your video has piqued my interest in him, thanks for sharing part of his story, and thank you, James, for the invaluable information you provided. Great job on this one, Jordan, look forward to more!

You were approximately 15 miles from me when you visited Coopersville. I live in the small town of Sparta. This is a really cool report Jordan! Del Shannon was very famous to us in this state.

Growing up in Detroit in 60’s, Del Shannon was Da’ Man‼️ exceptional Video ,, thank you sir for producing this / sharing all this history including yours with Mr Shannon … AWESOME 👏🏻

Hello Jordan. We saw You at the Battle Creek Regional History Museum last Sunday, and want to thank You for making such a great video.

I need to clarify two points I think I messed up on, 1. Chuck (Del) and Shirley (Nash-1st wife), DID go to that movie theater in Coopersville as Del said in a few interviews, however I believe their actual 1st date was with his friends Sonny & Lee Marshall to the grand opening of the Fruitport Pavilion to see Frank Yankovic the famous accordion player as Shirley told me personally. Correction 2 is that I transferred “I’ll Be Lonley Tomorrow” from the acetate recording. I believe Steve Monohan had the original acetate records from the Bob Seger demos. I have a copy of the songs they co-wrote together, but I didn’t personally transfer those records to digital recording. Steve Monohan was the source for all the Del/Bob Seger details. My apologies, I just want to make sure I do my best to make sure everything is correct. I was pretty tired from the concert and from the weekend the day we shot the Michigan locations. That’s all I have, I loved Del and am grateful for all he did help inspire me, and my brothers to get into music. Also for all the early stories he told us of he and grandpa Bob Popenhagen’s days playing the honky tonks around Michigan in the late 1950’s and 1960. Thank you Jordan for all you do to keep the entertainment industry alive and remembered. Rock On.

Very interesting and informative. I learned something new today! Thank you Jordan!

A very underated singer songwriter . Love alot of his music .

✨This was so interesting! What a hit maker he was! Also great live tonight Jordan. It’s always good to see how you are doing and what you might be up to next. The bus ride to Vegas sounds different and cool if you decide to do that. Continued Blessings to you, Katie and Jah. ~Love&Light♥️Carli

One of my all time Favorite singers

That was awesome ! Loved the stories about him. Got to see him perform in 1984 at the night club I worked at in Denver. Love his music.

Enjoyed watching. I only knew "Runaway" by Del Shannon. I'll check out his other tunes.

Best episode ever. Del Shannon, the legend.

Me and my friends always love this music

This is so interesting, Jordan. Never knew any of this about Del Shannon and I too, am from Michigan! Thank you❤

@melanieo313

8 күн бұрын

Me too! ✋️

@lori394

8 күн бұрын

@@melanieo313 ✋️!!

So good Jordan.James was a wealth of knowledge!I found myself wishing it would go on for longer and never end.I am too young to remember Del,I guess you never know.Thanks so much!

@DazewithJordantheLion

8 күн бұрын

We did 3 videos in total, and he shares more stories in the others as well

Love Del Shannon. He was a legend..love hats off to Larry

@DazewithJordantheLion

8 күн бұрын

Me too. Great song!

Of all the ones not to be notified of, thank goodness I found it anyway. Fantastic video, and thanks James what fabulous stories. I still have a Del Shannon CD and I even have a Del Shannon record. 😬 ❤ Jodie 🇦🇺

Great segment Jordan..Inlove Del Shannon grew up listening to him...and am from that State areas..but yet learned alot more from this...super cool

Love this you are never to old to learn something new i love the Runaway song

This is amazing history. Thank you Jordan. 😊

Thanks 😊 for posting this great video. I loved the song Runaway 🎵 Never heard so much about Del Shannon either. ❤

I live about 20 minutes from Coopersville. After watching this I'm going to try to make it there soon. Thanks!

Jordan thank you for sharing this video with us, l really enjoyed it.

Thanks for the wonderful Del Shannon video. I remembered when he died. But I guess I thought he killed himself because he wanted to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Well after this know I know differently. You are the best Jordan

Pretty cool to see this, Rock on Dad!

love all the history I never knew about my home state😊

my dad loved del shannon gene pitney and tommy roe, he'd play it on the 8track in the 65 Chevy impala convertible and say you know, he's from Coopersville don't you? he is a local legend 💖 so many don't realize how many truly great musicians came out of west Michigan while later on so many other places lay claim to them.

This is great! So glad to see Del getting more recognition.

Thanks for awesome video I enjoyed watching

Loved Del Shannon, I believe that Jeff Lynne recorded and produced some of his music, great vlog ty for this memory of music 🎶

@DazewithJordantheLion

8 күн бұрын

He did, they shared a birthday

I remember del Shannon's song runaway nice childhood home of del Shannon good vlog jordan

I loved Del Shannon song Runaway! Thanks for another great video Jordan!❤️❤️🐾🐾

Very good and informative video!

🖤Awesome man Thank you!

Hell yeah!! Good one J.

I remember, in the late 1980s, Del had a little of a comeback, when “Runaway” became a popular song used in TV and movies. I was (and still am) a fan of the old TV show “Crime Story” which used a revised version of the song that he sang (but I don’t know if he did the changes in the song?) as an opening theme. In my mind, the two songs “Runaway” and “I Fought the Law”, although recorded by two different artist who both passed in the saddest of circumstances , stand out in a class of their own!

Fascinating!

Thanks Daze great video God bless you brother!!✌️🇺🇲

Dowop good music the 50s the decade that started good music 🎶

Few people know that Del was the first American singer to record a Beatles song before the Beatles hit it big in America. I still have my 45 of Del singing "From Me to You>" It was a perfect song for Del to cover. Also, I think that "Runaway" is one of the iconic songs of rock and roll history.

@DazewithJordantheLion

4 күн бұрын

Absolutely.. I was also told the Beatles wanted him to record it and release it before them but brian epstwin said No way!

Very cool!!

almost got to see him at one of his last shows before he died but i was in school back then and had to be up early the next day so couldn't go. and that explains his song "the coopersville yodel", that wss his hometown

I've lived in Michigan all my life. Very Cool to know.

Good video 😀

neat video

I live in MI so teach me where to go. Ha! 😁

i have a del shannon....autograph 🎼🎵🎶🎵

I heard he once lived on Robert St. in Southfield but I was told it was the second house from Rutland not on the corner. I’m familiar with the Southfield area.

lol spring lake lanes I bowled there for years before it was tore down

Lived 48 yrs in Battle Creek and Marshall

Hey, what about Grand Funk Railroad, and Amboy Dukes?

Hello Jordan

He played many times at Greens tavern Tommy James also played at greens

@boblittle2529

8 күн бұрын

Surprising. Greens Tavern on W Michigan? If yes, I live a couple blocks from there. I always wonder how they stay in business because I never see anyone there. If it's the same place then it's cool to know it used to be popular.

I live n3xtbto Battle Creek! Too bad you didn’t do a meetup when you were there!!!

Great video. I live near Battle Creek. Hope you had a great visit to Michigan. Did you stop in Cadillac to see the KISS marker?

@DazewithJordantheLion

8 күн бұрын

Next time!

I’d say come up to Flint Mi. Mark Farner of Grand Funk. Said it best” Michigan people do two things extremely well. Build cars and play guitars” Even now Greta Van Fleet is on one side of me,About 35 miles, west is Billy Strings and Detroit is 60 miles south.Alice Cooper,Iggy Pop,Ted Nugent,Bob Seger,MC 5, Brownsville Station in Ann Arbor.Oh I almost forgot. The whole Motown thing. Yet R&R Hall Of Fame is in Cleveland.😂😂

Battle creek to southfield is a bit of a travel,

@DazewithJordantheLion

8 күн бұрын

And back.. battle creek to Southfield to coopersville back to battle creek.. long, but fun day