“IN DREAMS” by Roy Orbison
On this day in 1963 Roy Orbison’s “IN DREAMS” hit #7 on the US charts!
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The Beatles & Roy Orbison On Tour 1963!
The Beatles & Roy Orbison On Tour in May of 1963!
On this day in 1963- Roy Orbison & The Beatles
On this day in 1963 Roy Orbison and The Beatles played a show together in Birmingham, England.
This tour would spark lifelong friendships between Orbison and The Beatles- Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison. Orbison and Harrison would even go on to form The Traveling Wilburys together and work on each other’s solo albums such as Harrison’s Cloud Nine and Orbison’s Mystery Girl.
From the Orbison Archives, here’s a ticket stub from the show in Birmingham, UK 51 years ago today-
The Beatles Tour with Roy Orbison
This year is the 50th Anniversary of the Roy Orbison/Beatles Tour!
On this day in 1963 they played Worcester, UK. Here is a great article full of information about the Fab Four and their thoughts on The Soul of Rock & Roll –
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/05/22/the_beatles_tour_with_roy_orbison_even_the_beatles_struggled_to_follow_roy.html
The Beatles on Tour with Roy Orbison
THE BEATLES/ROY ORBISON TOUR 1963 was 50 years ago!
Tour Dates as follows:
5/18/63 – Slough, UK – Adelphi
5/19/63 – Hanley, UK – Gaumont
5/20/63 – Southampton, UK – Gaumont
5/22/63 – Ipswich, UK – Gaumont
5/23/63 – Nottingham, UK – Odeon
5/24/63 – Walthamstow, UK – Granada
5/25/63 – Sheffield, UK – City Hall
5/26/63 – Liverpool, UK – Empire
5/27/63 – Cardiff, UK – Capitol
5/28/63 – Worcester, UK – Gaumont
5/29/63 – York, UK – Rialto
5/30/63 – Manchester, UK – Odeon
5/31/63 – Southend-on-Sea – Odeon
6/1/63 – Tooting, UK – Granada
6/2/63 – Brighton, UK – Hippodrome
6/3/63 – Woolwich, UK – Granada
6/4/63 – Birmingham, UK – Town Hall
6/5/63 – Leeds, UK – Odeon
6/7/63 – Glasgow, UK – Odeon
6/8/63 – Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK – City Hall
6/9/63 – Blackburn, UK – King George’s Hall