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The Class of 55

September 15, 2015 by admin

This week in 1985 Roy Orbison and The Class of 55- Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, & Jerry Lee Lewis- hit the studio to begin recording their self-titled album. This is the other supergroup Roy Orbison was in. Kind of like the Traveling Wilburys, they each had a spotlight song and sang together in various combinations.

Here’s “ROCK AND ROLL” by The Class of 55-

Filed Under: Official News Tagged With: Carl Perkins, Class of 55, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, rock and roll, Roy Orbison

“Rock and Roll” by Roy Orbison & The Class of ’55

February 27, 2015 by admin

“ROCK & ROLL” by Roy Orbison & The Class of ’55

The Class of ’55- Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins sing for “Coming Home – A Rockin’ Reunion” hosted by Dick Clark.

Filed Under: Official News Tagged With: Carl Perkins, Class of 55, Dick Clark, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison

“SILENT NIGHT” by The Class of ’55

December 24, 2014 by admin

Merry Christmas from RoyOrbison.com!

Here’s “SILENT NIGHT” performed by The Class of ’55- Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, & Carl Perkins- in 1977 on The Johnny Cash Show Christmas Special-

Filed Under: Official News Tagged With: 1977, Carl Perkins, christmas, Class of 55, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, television

“THIS TRAIN” by The Class of ’55

August 21, 2014 by admin

“THIS TRAIN” by The Class of ’55

Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Roy Orbison perform on a Cash Christmas Special-

 

Filed Under: Official News Tagged With: Carl Perkins, christmas, Class of 55, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, television, The Johnny Cash Show, This Train

“Rock and Roll” by The Class of ’55

August 20, 2014 by admin

The Traveling Wilburys weren’t the only super-group that Roy Orbison was a member of.

Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Roy Orbison got together to form The Class of ’55- the name itself an homage to their status as Sun Records Alumni.

Here is The Class of ’55 with “ROCK & ROLL” from Coming Home- A Rockin’ Reunion hosted by Dick Clark-

 

Filed Under: Official News Tagged With: Carl Perkins, Class of 55, Dick Clark, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, supergroup, Traveling Wilburys

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