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Roy Orbison & The Rolling Stones on Tour 50 Years Ago
The Rolling Stones got to tour Australia with Roy Orbison in 1965! Rolling Stone Brian Jones and Roy Orbison are pictured here (woman unknown).
Both Keith Richards and Bill Wyman discuss Roy Orbison in their autobiographies.
On this day in 1964, Roy Orbison’s “OH, PRETTY WOMAN” achieved certified gold status!
Here’s “OH, PRETTY WOMAN” from Roy Orbison & Friends: A Black & White Night-
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Roy Orbison performing “OH, PRETTY WOMAN” on The Dukes of Hazzard in 1981 with none other than Daisy Duke herself just over his shoulder-
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“YO TE AMO MARIA” by Roy Orbison
The B-Side to “OH, PRETTY WOMAN” was recorded the very same day with nearly the same backing band at Fred Foster Sound Studios in Nashville, TN.
These are the folks who played on both songs-
Roy Orbison- vocals
Jerry Kennedy, Wayne Moss, & Billy Sanford- guitars
Floyd Cramer- piano
Boots Randolph- saxophones
Buddy Harman & Paul Garrison- drums
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“OH, PRETTY WOMAN” by Roy Orbison
Performed live on American Bandstand on June 5, 1966-
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