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RIP Sonny James

February 24, 2016 by admin

RIP Sonny James

Country legend Sonny James passed away earlier this week.  Scoring hit after hit for decades, James had an incredibly successful career as one of the earliest artists to enjoy crossover success from country to pop.

Here’s Sonny James’ version of Roy Orbison’s “ONLY THE LONELY”-

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Rolling Stone: Roy Orbison’s Son Details Sprawling ‘MGM Years’ Package

December 9, 2015 by admin

“It was really amazing to me to see how hard he was working,” says Alex Orbison

BY STEPHEN L. BETTS December 9, 2015

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Roy Orbison’s newly released ‘The MGM Years 1965-1973’ covers one of his most prolific periods. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

In the fall of 1964 Roy Orbison was at the top of the charts on both sides of the Atlantic with “Pretty Woman,” a gem of a hit punctuated by a seductive growl that rivaled Tony the Tiger and the MGM lion. In addition to that multi-million-seller, Orbison recorded a series of smashes for Monument Records (his first major deal was with Sun Records), from “Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)” and “Running Scared” to the oft-covered “Crying” and many others. After the success of “Pretty Woman,” he secured a lucrative deal with (perhaps a bit ironically) MGM Records. Rather than the roaring success they should have been, however, Orbison’s MGM years were fraught with disappointment and tragedy.

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/roy-orbisons-son-details-sprawling-mgm-years-package-20151209#ixzz3tqWpJKe9
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