What are you listening to in 2022

I was in Australia in 1989 and went to a Del Shannon concert where he debuted his newest song “Walk Away.” I was so taken back by the lyrics that I bought a CD after the show with the song on it. The song really hit home with me. It’s not so much the rhythm and the melody, but the lyrics that make it a great song. I was a Del Shannon fan for a long time, even though he was much older than me. He was always ahead of his time. Del was a very good songwriter and excellent guitarist, although not many made the top 100. He was a better lyricist than an arranger. I met Del in Nashville in a restaurant while he was having dinner with Johnny Tillotson.
He tells a funny story that is behind the song “Little Town Flirt.”

 

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