Davo
2012-07-13 23:16:03 UTC
We've been watching this on BBC4 tonight - magic! :-)
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The special consisted of a performance of many of Orbison's hits at the
then Ambassador Hotel's Cocoanut Grove nightclub (Los Angeles) in Los
Angeles, filmed on September 30, 1987, approximately fourteen months
before his death. Three songs, "Blue Bayou", "Claudette", and "Blue
Angel", were filmed but not included in the original broadcast due to
time constraints.
Put together by musical director T-Bone Burnett, Orbison was accompanied
by a supporting backing band which included many notable musical
performers. All were fans who volunteered to participate in the
special.[citation needed] Other celebrity admirers of Orbison were in
the audience, including Billy Idol, Patrick Swayze, Sandra Bernhard, and
Kris Kristofferson. The backing band was the TCB Band, which accompanied
Elvis Presley from 1969 until his death in 1977: Glen D. Hardin|Lyle
Lovitt on piano, James Burton on lead guitar, Jerry Scheff on bass, and
Ronnie Tutt on drums. Male background vocalists, some of whom also
joined in on guitar, were Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello,
Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Lyle Lovett, and Steven Soles.
The female background vocalists were k.d. lang, Jennifer Warnes, and
Bonnie Raitt. During the end credits, several of the band members are
shown talking about how Orbison influenced them.
The song "Oh, Pretty Woman" from this performance, which features
dueling guitar solos between Springsteen and Burton, was nominated for a
Grammy Award for best live performance. Re-released as part of a CD
bearing the same title as the motion picture, the song won the 1991
Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
The audio from this special was released as an album by Virgin Records
in 1989, titled A Black & White Night Live.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Orbison_and_Friends,_A_Black_and_White_Night
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The special consisted of a performance of many of Orbison's hits at the
then Ambassador Hotel's Cocoanut Grove nightclub (Los Angeles) in Los
Angeles, filmed on September 30, 1987, approximately fourteen months
before his death. Three songs, "Blue Bayou", "Claudette", and "Blue
Angel", were filmed but not included in the original broadcast due to
time constraints.
Put together by musical director T-Bone Burnett, Orbison was accompanied
by a supporting backing band which included many notable musical
performers. All were fans who volunteered to participate in the
special.[citation needed] Other celebrity admirers of Orbison were in
the audience, including Billy Idol, Patrick Swayze, Sandra Bernhard, and
Kris Kristofferson. The backing band was the TCB Band, which accompanied
Elvis Presley from 1969 until his death in 1977: Glen D. Hardin|Lyle
Lovitt on piano, James Burton on lead guitar, Jerry Scheff on bass, and
Ronnie Tutt on drums. Male background vocalists, some of whom also
joined in on guitar, were Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello,
Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Lyle Lovett, and Steven Soles.
The female background vocalists were k.d. lang, Jennifer Warnes, and
Bonnie Raitt. During the end credits, several of the band members are
shown talking about how Orbison influenced them.
The song "Oh, Pretty Woman" from this performance, which features
dueling guitar solos between Springsteen and Burton, was nominated for a
Grammy Award for best live performance. Re-released as part of a CD
bearing the same title as the motion picture, the song won the 1991
Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
The audio from this special was released as an album by Virgin Records
in 1989, titled A Black & White Night Live.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Orbison_and_Friends,_A_Black_and_White_Night
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