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The Class of 55

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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-

“Rock and Roll” by The Class of ’55

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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-