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Roy Orbison’s Hollywood Walk of Fame Star!

January 29, 2015 by admin

On this day in 2010 Roy Orbison‘s Walk of Fame Star was received by his wife Barbara, and sons Wesley, Alex, and Roy Jr. with some of Roy’s friends and musical collaborators at their sides.

In addition to T-Bone Burnett, Jeff Lynne, Joe Walsh, &Dan Aykroyd (pictured here), also in attendance wereDavid Lynch Dwight Yoakam, Eric Idle, Chris Isaak,Will Jennings, and Phil Everly to name a few!

Filed Under: Official News Tagged With: chris isaak, Dan Aykroyd, David Lynch, Dwight Yoakam, Eric Idle, Hollywood, Jeff Lynne, Joe Walsh, Los Angeles, Roy Orbison, T-Bone Burnett, Walk of Fame, Will Jennings

Happy Birthday Dwight Yoakam!

October 23, 2013 by admin

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 concert featured kd lang, BB King, John Lee Hooker, the Byrds, Bob Dylan, Chris Isaak, and many more.

This is Dwight Yoakam performing Roy Orbison’s hit, “CLAUDETTE”-

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