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Laughlin said.

For his digital music creation

lessons, Laughlin will work with

students to master beat matching

and live editing, song editing and

creating remixes in Ableton Live and

crafting their own style.

“There is tremendous interest in

DJing and creating music digitally.

This art form offers music lovers the

chance to express themselves in a

completely different way than play-

ing traditional instruments,” said

Balbaugh. “We have been looking

for years for the right teacher so we

could offer this as another option for

our students, and Bobby is it!”

Teri Noaeill, artistic director of the

Community Music School, added,

“We are excited to see where Bobby

will take us and look forward to

hearing what his students produce.”

After serving five years in the

Navy, Laughlin earned a Music

Production degree from the Los

Angeles Film School.

Influenced by artists like Skrillex,

his passion for electronic dance

music (EDM) has shaped his style

and teachings, he said.

Laughlin also is proficient in blend-

ing pop music like Taylor Swift,

cultural tunes from Bollywood, clas-

sic rock from bands like The Eagles,

alternative hits by 311, hip hop

featuring artists like Usher and Flo

Rida, and country tracks by artists

such as Morgan Wallen and Carrie

Underwood.

For more information, contact The

Music Center at (269) 963-1911, ext.

2589, or email CMSBattleCreek@

yourmusiccenter.org.

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The Battle Creek Regional History

Museum and Misfits Car Club of

Battle Creek will be hosting the 2nd

annual Del Shannon Weekend.

Charles Weedon Westover (aka

Del Shannon), who once lived

and worked in Battle Creek, is

best known for his hit pop songs

“Runaway,” “Hats Off to Larry” and

“Little Town Flirt.”

Del Shannon Weekend runs from

June 28-30 and will feature a concert,

classic car show and a musical legacy

event here in town.

According to Michael Delaware

of the Regional History Museum,

Shannon was born in 1934 in Grand

Rapids, and grew up in nearby

Coopersville.

He was drafted into the Army in

1954, and while in Germany, played

in a band called The Cool Flames.

When Shannon’s service ended, he

made his way to Battle Creek, where

he worked as a carpet salesman and

truck driver.

In the evenings he played rhythm

guitar in singer Doug Demott’s group

at the Hi-Lo Club in town.

When DeMott was fired in 1958,

he took over the band as leader and

singer, originally giving himself the

name Charlie Johnson.

In 1959, he added keyboardist

Max Crook, who played an instru-

ment of his own invention called the

Musitron, which was an early synthe-

sizer.

They were eventually signed by

BigTop Records, and it was after this

that he adopted the stage name of Del

Shannon – a blend of the name of his

favorite car, the Cadillac Coupe de

Ville, and a popular wrestler of the

time, Mark Shannon.

One of the songs the band played

using the Musitron at the Hi-Lo Club

was later recorded in a New York

studio, and the single was released as

“Runaway” on Jan. 21, 1961.

It went to #1 on the Billboard charts

in April 1961.

Shannon followed up this success

with other hits, such as “Hats off to

Larry,” which peaked at #5 that same

year.

Del Shannon Weekend June 28-30 celebrates singer’s legacy

Del Shannon’s most famous song,

“Runaway,” hit #1 on the Billboard

charts in 1961. (Photo provided)

Over the years, Shannon would

release such chart-topping hits as

“Handy May,” “Do You Wanna

Dance?”and “Little Town Flirt.”

On Friday, June 28, the Regional

History Museum will host the Del

Shannon Show at Kellogg Arena,

starring James Popenhagen.

The concert begins at 7 p.m., with

the opening act, the 1960s tribute

band Glad All Over.

Tickets are available at

KelloggArena.com/events.

The weekend continues on

Saturday, June 29, from 11 a.m. to 4

p.m., with the Del Shannon Classic

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