Roy Orbison

Beatle Country and/or Western 

1970: The Year Ringo Starr Went Country

November 6, 2020November 7, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment 1970, All Things Must Pass, Bad Boy, Beaucoups of Blues, Buddy Harmon, Charlie Daniels, DJ Fontana, Elvis Presley, George Harrison, I Wanna Be Santa Claus, Jerry Reed, Ringo, Ringo Rama, Ringo Starr, Roy Orbison, Stop and Smell the Roses, The Beatles, The Jordanaires, Times Takes Time

On his second LP, the Beatles drummer headed to Nashville to channel his inner George Jones

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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. XIII: November 2020

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments “Free Drink Ticket”, “Thunder Kiss ’65", Chad Smith, Famous Quotes, Jim Sullivan, Joey Santiago, Merrill Nisker, Mystery Girl, Paul Weller, Peaches, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rob Zombie, Roy Orbison, The Jam, The Pixies, White Zombie

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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Rock 

The Killer at 85!

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Bill Clinton, Billy F Gibbons, Bonnie Raitt, Chris Janson, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Great Balls of Fire, Jacob Tolliver, James Burton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Phillips, Jimmy Swaggart, Joe Walsh, Johnny Cash, Lee Ann Womack, Linda Gail Lewis, Lindsay Ell, Marty Stuart, Mickey Gilley, Mike Love, Priscilla Presley, Roy Orbison, The Beach Boys, Tom Jones, Willie Nelson, Wink Martindale

No one thought Jerry Lee Lewis would be the last man standing, least of all Jerry Lee Lewis

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Country and/or Western Indie Rock North Americana Pop 

Who Was That Masked Man?

April 8, 2019April 12, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Nick Cave, Orville Peck, Roy Orbison, Scott Walker, Sub Pop, Toronto

Catching up with Orville Peck, Sub Pop’s latest underground pop outlaw

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Pop 

Lost in the Past, Living for the Future

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Jane Frank, Jenny Lewis, Roy Orbison, The Beach Boys

Jane Frank transcends generational divides on her new album

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Pop Rock 

No E.G.O. Here

August 28, 2018 Jason Scott 0 Comments Andy Warhol, British Pop, Brothers Osborne, Jeremy Spillman, Lucie Silvas, Roy Orbison, The Judds

British singer-songwriter Lucie Silvas goes big, instead of going home, on new album

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