The National talk Bob Dylan & Roy Orbison influences on new album
With their new, and sixth, full-length coming out next month, The National had already spoken of the more relaxed contentment surrounding the LP.
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With their new, and sixth, full-length coming out next month, The National had already spoken of the more relaxed contentment surrounding the LP.
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It's not nearly often enough that pets are credited on songs, but that's just what Bethany Cosentino has done on the new Best Coast cover of Roy Orbison 's "Crying" – officially, that is, Best Coast featuring Snacks the Cat. It's no secret that the band loves cats, but it's a pleasant treat to hear a track rounded out with meowing.
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In case you didn't know Best Coast 's Bethany Cosentino has a cat named Snacks, and he may well be the most famous feline in indie rock right now.
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MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. Bill Dees emerged from his days as an out-of-cash young songwriter to pen tunes recorded by Johnny Cash , Loretta Lynn and other country music greats, but the centerpiece of his career was his work with Roy Orbison , including co-writing the classic rock hit, " Oh, Pretty Woman."
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Hey, it looks like you've got a couple of projects, your solo album Long Wave , and also The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra.
Read MoreIn Dreams was released by Roy Orbison in 1963, and is generally regarded now as his finest recording.
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Paul McCartney will be streaming a concert of songs from his album Kisses On the Bottom this Thursday via iTunes.
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Barbara Orbison , the widow and manager of the legendary Roy Orbison , died Dec. 6 in Los Angeles on what was the 23rd anniversary of her husband's death.
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Queen's Roger Taylor has told Billboard that the group is in negotiations to tour with Adam Lambert out front.
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Austra just finished a tour that stopped by Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin last month.
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Austra are streaming a cover of the classic Roy Orbison single 'Crying', taken from the expanded version of their debut album.
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It turns out that Austra's deluxe edition of this year's Let It Break features more than just remixes from acts like the clown-masked dude in Slipknot.
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Mariachi El Bronx have marked the launch of their new UK tour with a Roy Orbison tour.
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Chris Isaak is set to cover tracks made famous by artists such as Elvis , Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison on his new album 'Beyond The Sun'. Set for release on January 23, 2012, the album was recorded at the iconic Sun Studio in Memphis, and sees Isaak taking on a number of classic songs recorded there in the 1950s by the founding fathers of rock'n'roll.
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This generation does not have its Roy Orbison and is, therefore, deprived.
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Chris Isaak , he of the perfect hair and one of the sexiest videos of all time , is in a reflective mood with the release of his latest album, 'Beyond the Sun.' The disc sees Isaak zero in on Memphis' legendary Sun Studio, reimagining 14 songs from the studio's most famous sons like Elvis Presley , Roy Orbison , Jerry Lee Lewis , Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins.
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MR : Yeah, it's nice to talk to you too.
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As such I've been trolling through all things spooky for the accompanying all hallows eve radio show.
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It's actually kind of nice that way and yields some great moments I'd forgotten.
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For a period of nearly 18 months starting in August 1964, "Oh, Pretty Woman" was the only song by an American artist reached the top of the British charts.
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Though legend says that "Running Scared" was written in just five minutes, fact is the tune had been gestating in the minds of Roy Orbison and his songwriting partner, Joe Melson for some time.
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Fifty years ago this weekend, Roy Orbison hit #1 in the States with "Running Scared."
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The Monument Collection is as perfect a reminder as any that if you're a miserabilist yet haven't let Roy Orbison into your life, then you should feel more sorry for yourself than usual.
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Roy Orbison's five year blaze of musical glory on Monument Records is distilled here to the singles that rocketed up the chart over and over again.
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His life was marked by tragedy, and his biggest hits were exquisitely broken-hearted.
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A voice like velvet, dark sunglasses and an otherworldly range made Roy Orbison unique among a sea of performers.
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I took great care in arranging this playlist, which I think you'll enjoy as a CD in and of itself.
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