![]() ![]() But the singer, whose sunglasses and dark suits gave him an air of mystery, was a rock ’n’ roller at heart, and he revisits his roots on rockabilly work-out Mean Woman Blues and 1958’s Claudette, written about his first wife Claudette Frady, tragically killed in a 1966 motor-cycle accident. Orbison’s melancholy ballads inevitably feature. ![]() Other numbers, including Blue Bayou and It’s Over, are enhanced by a female chorus line of k.d. His unearthly, multi-octave voice allows him to improvise on a haunting Only The Lonely, while In Dreams, a three-minute melodrama that defies all the normal rules of pop composition, gains operatic power. Elvis Costello adds harmonica and an extra guitar while Tom Waits plays a small electric piano.Įven in such elevated company, he is rightly centre stage. Orbison’s reputation was such that he had no trouble in enticing guests onto the stage: his male backing singers here include Bruce Springsteen, J. Bone Burnett as musical director, they add subtle, but tangible, nuances to some classic songs. ![]() Originally filmed in black and white for an American TV special that launched a short-lived comeback, the show saw the Texan singer-songwriter accompanied by Elvis Presley’s Taking Care Of Business backing band.Ī group led by country-soul guitarist James Burton, the ensemble developed their musical chemistry during The King’s landmark Las Vegas residencies and, with T. Out next week on CD and DVD, it revisits a 1987 concert in Los Angeles.Įxpanded and re-edited to mark the show’s 30th anniversary, it is built around hits such as Only The Lonely and In Dreams and reiterates the spine-tingling brilliance of a live performer who would pass away just 14 months later. This re-imagined, re-edited, remastered and expanded version of the original television special was released as both as a CD/DVD set and as a CD/Blu-ray set in 2017 by Roy’s Boys and Legacy Recordings.Black & White Night 30 offers further evidence of the culprit’s ability to get the job done. ![]() The film Black & White Night 30 will be made available in its entirety on the Roy Orbison YouTube channel on October 23. Black & White Night 30,a 2LP vinyl set, including three tracks omitted from the original 1989 A Black and White Night Live album, will be released on October 18. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the album for Roy Orbison’s renowned televised comeback concert at the Cocoanut Grove night club in Los Angeles, Sony Music’s Legacy Recordings has teamed up with Roy’s Boys LLC, the Nashville-based company founded by the late icon’s sons to administer their father’s catalog and safeguard his legacy for a special commemorative album release. ![]()
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