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“HEARTACHE” by Roy Orbison

May 5, 2015 by admin

“HEARTACHE” by Roy Orbison

“HEARTACHE” was the first single from Roy Orbison’s 1969 album from MGM Records called ROY ORBISON’S MANY MOODS. It peaked at #44 at the time, and was later released again as the b-side to Roy’s single “Sweet Mama Blue” in 1974.

ROY ORBISON’S MANY MOODS has lots of great songs including Orbison’s stunning version of “UNCHAINED MELODY.”-

Filed Under: Official News Tagged With: 1969, 1974, Heartache, hit, MGM, Records, Roy Orbison

“MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE” by Roy Orbison

March 16, 2015 by admin

“MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE” by Roy Orbison

On March 16, 1972 the recording sessions for Roy Orbison’s MGM album MEMPHIS began.

Here’s the title track, “MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.”  You may recognize it as Roy’s take on a Chuck Berry hit-

Filed Under: Official News Tagged With: 1972, Chuck Berry, hit, Memphis, Roy Orbison, Tennessee

“DREAM BABY” by Roy Orbison

March 5, 2015 by admin

“DREAM BABY” by Roy Orbison

From the Monument Concert 1965

Written by Cindy Walker and recorded in Nashville on January 9, 1962, “DREAM BABY” peaked at #4 this week on the Pop charts!

Filed Under: Official News Tagged With: 4, dream baby, hit, monument, Monument Set, Nashville, pop, Roy Orbison

“OH, PRETTY WOMAN” #1 50 Years Ago!

September 26, 2014 by admin

 

Mercy!!!!  50 Years!

On this day in 1964 Roy Orbison’s smash hit “OH, PRETTY WOMAN” started its 3 week run

at #1 on the Billboard chart!

Since its release in August of 1964, the record breaking, award winning, and iconic song has

inspired a film of the same title, a perfume line, and countless genre spanning covers from

artists including Al Green, Van Halen, and Bruce Springsteen to name a few.

Here is “OH, PRETTY WOMAN” the Official Video featuring footage from the 1965 Monument Concert.  Roy Orbison’s co-writer on the song, Bill Dees, can be seen on keys-

 

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Showbiz 411: Roy Orbison “Pretty Woman” Celebrates 50 Years Since it was Number 1

September 16, 2014 by admin

Showbiz 411: Roy Orbison “Pretty Woman” Celebrates 50 Years Since it was Number 1

“We are in the middle of the three week period, 50 years later, of Roy Orbison’s great number 1 run with “Oh, Pretty Woman.” Along the years the “Oh” has dropped off ( I never understood it anyway). The song was written with Orbison’s friend Bill Dees in honor of Roy’s first wife Claudette…”

READ MORE HERE

Filed Under: Official News Tagged With: 50, hit, number 1, Pretty Woman, Roy Orbison, Showbiz 411

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