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New dates for The Who reunited for a 25th anniversary performance at the British Record Industry Awards in London. Their five-song set ran overtime on the TV show, preventing Rick Astley from accepting his best single award for “Never Gonna Give You Up.”
In 1990, 1960’s rock ‘n’ roller Del Shannon killed himself at his home in Santa Clarita, California. He was 50. His body, a rifle nearby, was found by his wife. Shannon’s first and biggest hit was “Runaway,” which went to number one in North America in 1961.