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He was one of the true legends or rock n’ roll, recording alongside Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins –all the greats. And yet twenty years after his untimely death on December 6th, 1988, one could argue that Roy Orbison hasn’t received the credit he’s due. Roy Orbison was more than just a rock n’ roll pioneer: he was rock’s first great singer --gifted with a four octave range and a vocal quality often compared to the great Italian opera stars. Here’s the story of a West Texas original, hosted by David Brown and produced by KUT Austin's award-winning music journalism unit "Texas Music Matters".
(This program includes interview material used in Joyride Media's excellent production "Roy Orbison: The Soul of Rock and Roll", also available here on PRX.org. Our thanks to Josh Jackson at Joyride Media for making our program possible.)
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nice piece!As a longtime fan of Roy Orbison,I enjoyed this program a lot. I wasn't crazy about the promo (advertisement) at the top because it broke the flow and was a startling change of tone but I'd still recommend the piece to other fans. |
Timing and Cues
This program is designed to start after NPR News at :06.
It includes 2 one-minute station breaks with instrumental music beds: the first at approx. 19:00, the second at approx. 39:00.
The program concludes at 1:00:00 with instrumental music bed continuing to 1:01:30 (if desired).
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Cue #1: "...on this special edition of Texas Music Matters."
Cue #2:"...on this special Roy Orbison edition of Texas Music Matters."
Cue #3:" I'm David Brown, thanks for joining us."
Additional Credits
Special thanks to Joyride Media, and to Tanja Crouch at Barbara Orbison Productions for the use of interview audio featured in this program.
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Posted on March 08, 2009 at 07:00 PM | Permalink
Excellent nostalgic coverage
Excellent nostalgic coverage of a person we all loved to hear and now are greatful to learn more about him