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John Lennon‘s “(Just Like) Starting Over” was supposed to sound like one Elvis Presley song and one Roy Orbison song. During an interview, John said drawing inspiration from Elvis and Orbison was ...

Roy Orbison was one of the founding fathers of rock 'n' roll. And, boy, could he rock. But it was his distinctive baritone and melancholy vocal and songwriting style that had the greatest influence on ...

Paul McCartney said some Beatles songs weren’t as mature as the group’s later work During an interview with The New York Times, Paul cited a few of The Beatles’ songs as examples of simple songwriting ...

In 1958, Johnny Cash recorded “You Tell Me” with the Tennessee Two at Sun Records in May of 1958. Written by friend Roy Orbison, it was one of Cash’s final recordings with the label before moving to ...

The family of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Roy Orbison — known for hits like “Oh, Pretty Woman,” “Crying,” “Only the Lonely” and “In Dreams” — has partnered with the independent production and ...

Though Phillips said, “Well, Johnny Cash doesn’t run this operation, I do, thank you very much,” before hanging up on the young singer, Orbison eventually made his way into Sun with his first ...