Roy Orbison

• Posted by Pauline Smith January 5, 2016 3,302 views
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  Looking back I was very lucky to be a teenager in the 1960s and see Roy Orbison live, he was top of the bill and the Beatles were the supporting act when I saw him. And now the cinema on Oxford Road Manchester, where I saw them play is an office block for bean counters. I also have to say that his songs comforted me when various young ladies broke my tender heart.

   

  His amazing voice and his songs - mostly based on personal experiences - Claudette, Running Scared, Its Over and Pretty Woman have in my opinion stood the test of time.

   

  If you have access to the BBC i player then watch and listen to these videos whilst you can. Black and White and the Wilburys show how loved he was by his fellow artists.

   

  He was a special talent.

   

  

   

   

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  Pauline xxxx

   

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06t3vb9/roy-orbison-one-of-the-lonely-ones

   

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00g6349/roy-orbison-and-friends-a-black-and-white-night

   

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traveling_Wilburys

   

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwqhdRs4jyA - Wilburys - The End of the Line

   

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8s9dmuAKvU - Handle with Care, the Big O at his mgnificent best