Happy Birthday Phil Everly! The Everly Brothers were longtime friends of Roy Orbison. Over the years they recorded (and had a hit with) Roy’s song “CLAUDETTE” and the three even performed together from time to time. Unfortunately Phil passed away…
“We were backstage. I met the boys and Ike Everly, their father. Everybody backstage was pitching songs. They would sit down and say, ‘Sing four or five songs for the boys.’ I said, ‘I don’t think I’ll do that; I…
Happy Birthday Dwight Yoakam! Dwight Yoakam and Roy Orbison met on a flight to Los Angeles and quickly became friends. Here’s a song from Barbara Orbison’s 1990 Tribute Concert for Roy which raised $1.8 million dollars for homeless charities. The…
“Roy wasn’t a rock ‘n’ roller, and he wasn’t a cheesy pop artist, he was ‘The Big O.’ He had the biggest voice, and sang like nobody else. He wrote some of the best classic pop songs and was known…
The Everly Brothers recorded Roy Orbison’s song “CLAUDETTE” in 1958! It was the B-Side to their biggest hit “All I Have To Do Is Dream.” This is a rare take.
