Roy Orbison

[steve]

Just checked the tv and there was Roy Orbison, guitar in hand, in a western movie singing a Mexican song.
I checked wiki and not a mention of a movie that I saw.

I never knew.

steve

[Nick B]

Was it The Fastest Guitar Alive  in 1967? Just did a search asking if he was ever in movies, and then specifically a western.

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Director: Mickey Moore
Art directors: George Davis, Merrill Pye
Cinematography: W. Wallace Kelley
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Editor: Ben Lewis

https://youtu.be/J9HW4KozIk0?si=NIz98ZPIx4gA3XR1

https://youtu.be/cK9JwuqZXWM?si=iuJZGfpIz9moU_n7

[steve]

Was it The Fastest Guitar Alive  in 1967? Just did a search asking if he was ever in movies, and then specifically a western.

People also ask
Did Roy Orbison ever appear in a western?
About
4.3/10
IMDb
7%
Rotten Tomatoes
66% liked this movie
Google users
Director: Mickey Moore
Art directors: George Davis, Merrill Pye
Cinematography: W. Wallace Kelley
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Editor: Ben Lewis

https://youtu.be/J9HW4KozIk0?si=NIz98ZPIx4gA3XR1

https://youtu.be/cK9JwuqZXWM?si=iuJZGfpIz9moU_n7

Nice work Nick! Roy sure had a voice. Yes, that was the movie.

steve

[Nick B]

Was it The Fastest Guitar Alive  in 1967? Just did a search asking if he was ever in movies, and then specifically a western.

People also ask
Did Roy Orbison ever appear in a western?
About
4.3/10
IMDb
7%
Rotten Tomatoes
66% liked this movie
Google users
Director: Mickey Moore
Art directors: George Davis, Merrill Pye
Cinematography: W. Wallace Kelley
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Editor: Ben Lewis

https://youtu.be/J9HW4KozIk0?si=NIz98ZPIx4gA3XR1

https://youtu.be/cK9JwuqZXWM?si=iuJZGfpIz9moU_n7

Nice work Nick! Roy sure had a voice.

steve

Sure, Steve. Glad I was able to track it down. Yes, I sure enjoyed listening to him 🎵

[eugenewright]

Maybe because few people pay attention to it, the wiki is not updated, you can also update it yourself. 

[Nick B]

Maybe because few people pay attention to it, the wiki is not updated, you can also update it yourself. 

Thanks for your comment 🙄

[steve]

I found out that when opening for the Beatles for the first time.

"Roy Orbison opened for The Beatles on their first UK tour in May 1963 and reportedly played through 14 encores before the Beatles even took the stage Far Out Magazine+2.

On the opening night in Slough, Buckinghamshire, Orbison performed a set that included hits like Only the Lonely, Candy Man, What'd I Say, Running Scared, and Dream Baby, closing with his new song In Dreams. The audience was so captivated that they kept calling him back for multiple encores. He was about to attempt a 15th when John Lennon and Paul McCartney physically held him back so they could finally perform American Songwriter.

This moment became one of the most talked‑about incidents of the tour, with fans chanting "We Want Roy!" and the Beatles having to intervene to stop him from returning to the stage Reddit. "

Another comment attributed to Elvis; that Elvis respected Roy so highly,
that he would never wish Roy to open before him.

Cheers
steve

[Nick B]

I found out that when opening for the Beatles for the first time.

"Roy Orbison opened for The Beatles on their first UK tour in May 1963 and reportedly played through 14 encores before the Beatles even took the stage Far Out Magazine+2.

On the opening night in Slough, Buckinghamshire, Orbison performed a set that included hits like Only the Lonely, Candy Man, What'd I Say, Running Scared, and Dream Baby, closing with his new song In Dreams. The audience was so captivated that they kept calling him back for multiple encores. He was about to attempt a 15th when John Lennon and Paul McCartney physically held him back so they could finally perform American Songwriter.

This moment became one of the most talked‑about incidents of the tour, with fans chanting "We Want Roy!" and the Beatles having to intervene to stop him from returning to the stage Reddit. "

Another comment attributed to Elvis; that Elvis respected Roy so highly,
that he would never wish Roy to open before him.

Cheers
steve

Hi Steve,

I enjoy his music. Wasn't aware he died at age 52 because of a heart attack. Interesting story about the sunglasses. On a trip to the UK, he left his glasses on the plane. So he used his prescription sunglasses when he performed and kept doing it thereafter.

Hope all is well back east. Any projects going on?

Nick