Ten years ago this week the mayor of Music City declared it Roy Orbison Day in Nashville! Roy Orbison lived and worked in Nashville for much of his decades spanning career. Roy recorded at such locations as RCA Studio B,…
RIP Jimi Hendrix! The guitar legend passed away 45 years ago today. Here’s a cool vintage Marshall ad featuring Jimi Hendrix & Roy Orbison –
In a recent episode of VH1’s Rock Icons, RUSH frontman, Geddy Lee, talks about what kind of music first made him want to buy a record and how he started playing guitar. Hint: Roy Orbison! (Fast forward to 3:23 to…
Chris Isaak performing, “OH, PRETTY WOMAN” at the Musicians Hall of Fame induction ceremony in January of 2014 Joining him on guitar is original “OH, PRETTY WOMAN” guitarist, Wayne Moss. That night Roy Orbison received the inaugural Iconic Riff Award…
Bruce Springsteen on Roy Orbison, 1987: “When I went into the studio to record ‘Born To Run,’ I wanted to make a record with words like Bob Dylan, that sounded like Phil Spector’s productions, but most of all I wanted to sing like Roy…
