Roy Orbison - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and New Official Site - updated along with early post about Roy in our Archive.
FROM A FULL LENGTH ALBUM/ VIDEO called BLACK AND WHITE NIGHT which is featuring as background artists JAMES BURTON, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, James Burton, Glen D. Hardin, Tom Waits, kd lang, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, JD Souther, T Bone Burnett, Steven Soles, and Jennifer Warnes. (Recorded September 30, 1987).
Showing posts with label Roy Orbison. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Roy Orbison. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
CHET ATKINS TRIVIA : CHET PLAYED ON EVERLY BROTHERS RECORDS AS WELL AS ELVIS' HEARTBREK HOTEL
When it was cut, Chet played on Heartbreak Hotel on RCA, no it wasn't The Blue Moon Boys group or Scotty Moore...
According to the Rock Hall bio, "As a studio musician, he appeared on records by Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Hank Williams, Roy Orbison, and countless country musicians. Atkins thumb-and-fingerpicking style influenced George Harrison, Duane Eddy, the Ventures, Eddie Cochran, Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler, as well as innumerable country pickers. Even the likes of Ted Nugent has credited Atkins with inspiring him to take up the instrument. ‘’I think he influenced everybody who picked up a guitar,’’ said Duane Eddy."
MISTERGUITAR - CHET ATKINS OFFICIAL
According to the Rock Hall bio, "As a studio musician, he appeared on records by Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Hank Williams, Roy Orbison, and countless country musicians. Atkins thumb-and-fingerpicking style influenced George Harrison, Duane Eddy, the Ventures, Eddie Cochran, Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler, as well as innumerable country pickers. Even the likes of Ted Nugent has credited Atkins with inspiring him to take up the instrument. ‘’I think he influenced everybody who picked up a guitar,’’ said Duane Eddy."
MISTERGUITAR - CHET ATKINS OFFICIAL
Friday, August 31, 2012
ROCK BOPPIN BABY : SUN ROCKABILLY VOLUME 3
Have a great Labor Day weekend.
Weekend listening!
Give a couple rounds to this CD put out in 1996 which features Edwin Bruce, Barbara Pittman, Roy Orbison, Gene Simmons, Kenny Parchman, Dick Penner, Dickey Lee and the Collegiates, Tracy Pendarvis, Jimmy Williams, Ernie Barton, Glen Honeycutt, Harold Jenkins (Conway Twitty), Jerry Lee Lewis, Alton and Jimmy, and Carl Perkins! It's music history and a lot of fun.
Weekend reading?
We've got the latest memoir by Johnny Ramone (of the Ramones) and is he an Elvis fan!
Weekend listening!
Give a couple rounds to this CD put out in 1996 which features Edwin Bruce, Barbara Pittman, Roy Orbison, Gene Simmons, Kenny Parchman, Dick Penner, Dickey Lee and the Collegiates, Tracy Pendarvis, Jimmy Williams, Ernie Barton, Glen Honeycutt, Harold Jenkins (Conway Twitty), Jerry Lee Lewis, Alton and Jimmy, and Carl Perkins! It's music history and a lot of fun.
Weekend reading?
We've got the latest memoir by Johnny Ramone (of the Ramones) and is he an Elvis fan!
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Thursday, April 2, 2009
CHRIS ISSAK performs ONLY THE LONELY ROY ORBISON
Chris Isaak says Roy Orbison sang high but was a manly man...
Christine here: Chris Issak is one of my favorites! And it makes complete sense to me that Lisa Marie toured with him!
Christine here: Chris Issak is one of my favorites! And it makes complete sense to me that Lisa Marie toured with him!
Sunday, November 23, 2008
(215) NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME
This link takes you to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame honors list.
http://www.nndb.com/honors/545/000129158/
Among the honorees mentioned in this blog are Ernest Tubb, Marty Robbins, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Waylon Jennings, Buddy Holly, Bob Dylan, Mac Davies, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, and Gene Autry.
Use the Google search feature above to read what we have to say about these talented people and the music!
http://www.nndb.com/honors/545/000129158/
Among the honorees mentioned in this blog are Ernest Tubb, Marty Robbins, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Waylon Jennings, Buddy Holly, Bob Dylan, Mac Davies, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, and Gene Autry.
Use the Google search feature above to read what we have to say about these talented people and the music!
Saturday, October 18, 2008
(201) RCS DISCOGRAPHY THE SUN RECORD LABEL and SAM PHILLIPS
Using the RCS Discography site that we just bragged so much about, let's take a a look at the SUN record Label. As we know, so very many artists who made it big made their first recordings at this Memphis recording studio. If you've read our recent posting about the earliest video of Elvis ever made (also posted below) you may see that he was there backstage somewhere with a group that included Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins, who were an original Sun recording artist too, as was Charlie Rich, Billy Lee Riley, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, and many others.
Click on the Title Above to get to the exact page for the Sun label's RCS Discography...
Below Edwards and Callahan give their Sun Records Story...
BSNPUBS - EDWARDS AND CALLAHAM - THE SUN RECORD LABEL link
Click on the Title Above to get to the exact page for the Sun label's RCS Discography...
Below Edwards and Callahan give their Sun Records Story...
BSNPUBS - EDWARDS AND CALLAHAM - THE SUN RECORD LABEL link
Sunday, May 4, 2008
(142) ROY ORBISON'S 1961 #1 RUNNING SCARED
Roy could hit those high C's and seemed to be the King of the Crying Song! Of course I was busy trying to write some crying songs and hit some high C's myself. This is a later-than-1961 performance...
Thursday, February 28, 2008
(117) ROY ORBISON - THE RADIO VOICE VERSUS THE TELEVISION IMAGE
UPDATED FEB 2014
Americans depended on the radio much more so than the television for information and entertainment in the 1940's and early 1950's. Then as more Americans bought black and white television sets and more programs were broadcast, the television got an edge. Much of early television was in the category of variety shows in which musicians and dancers could perform, not all that much different than stage shows, and then dramas, again not much different than what was in the theater.
For music artists who had hit records and live performances, television with its close up capabilities could be a challenge. Never was being able to project charisma to a camera more important. Many music artists felt self conscious and uncomfortable about the close ups. Some of them took to wearing dark glasses to hide behind.
Americans depended on the radio much more so than the television for information and entertainment in the 1940's and early 1950's. Then as more Americans bought black and white television sets and more programs were broadcast, the television got an edge. Much of early television was in the category of variety shows in which musicians and dancers could perform, not all that much different than stage shows, and then dramas, again not much different than what was in the theater.
For music artists who had hit records and live performances, television with its close up capabilities could be a challenge. Never was being able to project charisma to a camera more important. Many music artists felt self conscious and uncomfortable about the close ups. Some of them took to wearing dark glasses to hide behind.
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