Roy Orbison – Oh, Pretty Woman (Monument Concert 1965)
Oldies Songs A Moment When Roy Orbison Turned a Simple Street Encounter into One of the Most Joyful Anthems of the 1960s In 1965, during a special concert organized by Monument Records,…
Roy Orbison – Running Scared (Live From Australia, 1972)
Running Scared captures the quiet terror of losing love, then rises into one of the most breathtaking finales in popular music history. In 1972, during a concert tour in Australia,…
Roy Orbison – In Dreams (Live From Australia, 1972)
A Dream That Refuses to Fade: Roy Orbison’s “In Dreams” and the haunting beauty of love remembered only in sleep In 1972, during a concert filmed in Australia, Roy Orbison…
Roy Orbison – Only The Lonely (Live From Australia, 1972)
“Only The Lonely” – Roy Orbison’s timeless portrait of heartbreak that turned quiet sorrow into one of the most unforgettable voices in popular music. In 1972, during a concert tour…
Roy Orbison – Mean Woman Blues (live at the Farm Aid concert in Champaign, Illinois on September 22, 1985)
A fiery return to rock and roll roots as “Mean Woman Blues” roared across the Farm Aid stage, reminding the world that Roy Orbison could still command a crowd with…
Roy Orbison – Ooby Dooby (Black & White Night 30)
A Joyful Rockabilly Spark That Proved “Ooby Dooby” Still Had Fire Left to Burn On September 30, 1987, at the Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles, Roy Orbison stepped onto the…
Roy Orbison – Uptown (Black & White Night 30)
A Young Dreamer’s Anthem Reborn Under the Hollywood Lights On April 15, 2017, at the historic Roy Orbison & Friends: A Black and White Night 30 celebration filmed at the…
Roy Orbison – Working for the Man(Live at Austin City Limits 1982)
A Working Man’s Dream, Sung with Quiet Fire and Hard-Earned Hope On October 4, 1982, Roy Orbison stepped onto the stage of Austin City Limits and delivered a performance of…
Roy Orbison – Go! Go! Go!
A restless burst of youth and motion, capturing Roy Orbison before the sorrow, before the shadows, when rock and roll still ran on pure momentum and hunger. When Roy Orbison…
Roy Orbison – Running Scared (Monument Concert 1965)
Fear, Desire, and the Quiet Bravery of Loving Without Armor Few songs in early 1960s popular music capture emotional tension with the precision and restraint of Running Scared. Recorded by…