Del Shannon Autographs
Charles Weedon Westover (December 30, 1934 – February 8, 1990), better known by his stage name Del Shannon, was an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known for his 1961 number-one Billboard hit "Runaway". In 1999, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In addition to his music career, he had minor acting roles.
Shannon was born Charles Weedon Westover on December 30, 1934, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Bert and Leone Mosher Westover, and grew up in nearby Coopersville. He learned to play the ukulele and guitar and listened to country-and-western music by artists such as Hank Williams, Hank Snow, and Lefty Frizzell. He was drafted into the Army in 1954 and, while in Germany, played guitar in a band called The Cool Flames. When his service ended, he returned to Battle Creek, Michigan, and worked as a carpet salesman and as a truck driver for a furniture factory. He found part-time work as a rhythm guitarist in singer Doug DeMott's group, The Moonlight Ramblers, working at the Hi-Lo Club.
When DeMott was fired in 1958 for drunkenness, Westover took over as leader and singer, giving himself the name Charlie Johnson and renaming the band the Big Little Show Band. In early 1959 he added the keyboardist Max Crook, who played an instrument he called a Musitron (an early synthesizer of Crook's own invention, though modeled on the commercially released Clavioline). Crook had made recordings, and he persuaded Ann Arbor disc jockey Ollie McLaughlin to listen to the band. McLaughlin took the group's demos to Harry Balk and Irving Micahnik of Talent Artists in Detroit. In July 1960, Westover and Crook signed to become recording artists and composers for Bigtop Records. Balk suggested Westover use a new name, and they came up with "Del Shannon", combining Mark Shannon—a wrestling pseudonym used by a regular at the Hi-Lo Club—with Del, derived from the Cadillac Coupe de Ville, his favorite car.
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Current items with a signature of Del Shannon
These are the most current items with a signature of Del Shannon that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | DEL SHANNON SIGNED 8x10 B&W PHOTO - RUNAWAY - WARNER BROTHERS PROMO - RIP | $195.00 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Del Shannon
The most expensive item with a signature of Del Shannon (Del Shannon Signed Photo Display - COA JSA) was sold in May 2025 for $292.50 while the cheapest item (Del Shannon Autograph Authentic NR Nice Card Signed Great late Singer) found a new owner for $2.31 in August 2012. The month with the most items sold (3) was May 2025 with an average selling price of $107.70 for an autographed item of Del Shannon. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2020 with $249.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $7.57 was March 2008. In average, an autographed item from Del Shannon is worth $49.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Del Shannon were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | d1990 DEL SHANNON signed 8x10 - Rock & Roll, Country Music Star - AUTHENTIC | $69.99 |  |
 | DEL SHANNON - Live in England - Vinyl LP album (Signed - EX/VG) | $39.78 | |
| Del Shannon 19x13 1982 PHOTO PRINT #02/99 ORIGINAL Hand Signed-Numbered no-cd/lp | $29.99 | |
 | Del Shannon American Singer Original Signed Autograph Postcard | $68.99 | |
| Del Shannon Autograph | $100.00 | |
 | Del Shannon autographed n England ALBUM PSA DNA Quick Opinion | $107.70 | |
 | Del Shannon JSA Loa Signed 3x5 Index Card Framed With Photo Autograph | $289.00 | |
| DEL SHANNON SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PHOTO W/LP ALBUM COVER NO LP LITTLE TOWN FLIRT | $32.00 | |
 | Del Shannon Signed Photo Display - COA JSA | $292.50 | |
| Del Shannon Very Rare Very Early Autographed 8/10 Photo Early 60s Runaway | $142.99 | |
| Del Shannon- Signed Vintage Album Page Cut Signature | $34.00 | |
| Legend Del Shannon Autographed Vinyl Record 'This is my Bag' ACOA | $150.00 | |
| Rare Del Shannon Autographed Note on Cherokee Recording Paper - Ray Campi | $43.00 | |
| ROCK MUSICIAN DEL SHANNON (1934-1990) AUTOGRAPH 8 x 10 PHOTO~ | $88.09 | |
| Vintage RARE SIGNED DEL SHANNON LP Runaway Hits MONO Bug Promo Autographed LOOK! | $69.99 | |
