Roy Orbison Jr
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Sam Phillips fell in love with the miracle of sound and the unifying power of music. Moving to Memphis, Tennessee, he embraced the beauty of the blues with his early recordings of Howlin’ Wolf, B.B. King, and other delta artists. In 1951, the maverick producer cut the first “Rock ‘N’ Roll record, “Rocket 88”. Three...
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On this day, May 8th 1988 The Traveling Wilbury’s were tracking “Traveling Wilburys 1” in Dave Stewart’s LA Studio. Blessed to have been present when my Dad, Roy Orbison, made Rock and Roll history with these legends: George Harrisson, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan.
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Elias McDaniel was one of the 1950’s most influential musicians, “inventing” a beat that still bears his name. What was his stage name? . . . Bo Diddley! Here’s a great pic of Roy Orbison , Bo Diddley , Carl Perkins ! Give it a big Thumbs Up
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And here is the version Céline Dion copied from Roy Orbison – “Drove All Night”. She reportedly had to do 59 takes of the song. Roy did it in 1 take. She received $10 million for a the song to be used in a car commercial.
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Fan standing by the giant Roy Orbison Guitar at RCA Studio B in Nashville Tennessee Music City USA
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Poster from Duane Eddy’s show with Alan Freed at The Brooklyn Fox, Aug 1958. Show including Chuck Berry, The Elegants, Larry Williams, Bo Diddley, Bobby Freeman to name a few…
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JohhnyCash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, SUN RECORDS, Sun Studio
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From the album multi-platinum album “King of Hearts” – Roy Orbison’s “Drove All Night” music video!