http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKvCa5lkgUw

Too bad he is gone now.
He was from my state.
To Del
(holds lighter up in air)

RIP!Del.We'll never forget ya.A true pioneer in the music industry.Godspeed!CyPoet

On February 8, 1990, Shannon committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with a .22 caliber rifle. Shannon's wife, Bonnie, found his body at 11:25 P.M. in their Santa Clarita, California home, 35 miles north of Los Angeles. The rifle was found next to his body in the den. His wife has expressed the opinion that his death might have been related to his recent use of the prescription drug Prozac.[12] His final album was released after his death, titled Rock On!.

During the summer of 1990, the country band Southern Pacific released a cover of Shannon's hit "I Go To Pieces" (also a hit back in 1965 for Peter & Gordon), with the song's video being dedicated in Shannon's memory.

Shannon was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999, and his pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.