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“IN DREAMS” by Roy Orbison

March 30, 2016 by admin

“IN DREAMS” by Roy Orbison

On this day in 1963 Roy Orbison’s “IN DREAMS” hit #7 on the US charts!

Listen here-

Filed Under: Official News Tagged With: 1963, history, In Dreams, monument, OTD, Roy Orbison

The Beatles & Roy Orbison On Tour 1963!

May 18, 2015 by admin

The Beatles & Roy Orbison On Tour in May of 1963!

Roy Orbison, The Beatles Hand Bill

Filed Under: Official News Tagged With: 1963, Gerry, Gerry & The Pacemakers, May, poster, Roy Orbison, The Beatles, tour

On this day in 1963- Roy Orbison & The Beatles

June 4, 2014 by admin

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 & Roy Orbison

Filed Under: Official News Tagged With: 1963, Cloud Nine, George Harrison, John Lennon, Mystery Girl, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Roy Orbison, The Beatles

The Beatles Tour with Roy Orbison

May 28, 2013 by admin

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

Filed Under: Official News Tagged With: 1963, Beatles, tour

The Beatles on Tour with Roy Orbison

May 17, 2013 by admin

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

robeatleshandbill

Filed Under: Official News Tagged With: 1963, Beatles

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