Roy Orbison – Page 59

Huffington Post: 10 Boomer-Era Singers That Millenials Should Add to their Playlist

Posted at February 9, 2015 by admin in Official News

Huffington Post: 10 Boomer-Era Singers That Millennials Should Add To Their Playlist By Doug Bradley The recent Twitter kerfuffle over some Kanye West fans not knowing who Paul McCartney is (Really? Was it all a hoax?) made me wonder: What…

“YOU GOT IT” by Roy Orbison

Posted at February 6, 2015 by admin in Official News

“YOU GOT IT” by Roy Orbison Written by Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty Produced by- Jeff Lynne Engineers- Richard Dodd, Phil McDonald, Don Smith Roy Orbison- acoustic guitar, background vocals Jeff Lynne- guitars, keyboards, piano, bass, background vocals…

Jeff Lynne & Tom Petty as Cowriters

Posted at February 5, 2015 by admin in Official News

Tom Petty has been in the news recently for his co-writing credit on Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me.” Jeff Lynne also received a songwriting credit for this song, with less publicity. The Petty-Lynne song in question, “I Won’t Back Down,”…

Jimi Hendrix Final Show With Band of Gypsys

Posted at February 4, 2015 by admin in Official News

Forty-five years ago Jimi Hendrix played his final show with his Band of Gypsys. Recently, rare footage has emerged from that show. What does this have to do with Roy Orbison? Take a quick listen around 0:59 and see what you…

Roy Orbison & Buddy Holly

Posted at February 3, 2015 by admin in Official News

February 3, 1959 is known as The Day the Music Died. The world lost some fantastic musicians and Roy Orbison lost some dear friends. In particular, Buddy Holly’s death left Roy shaken and unresolved. Buddy was like a little brother to…