Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night (1988)

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Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night (1988)

01/03/1988 (US) Music 1h 4m

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Roy Orbison performs in a 1940s-type nightclub setting

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Recorded live at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, Roy is joined by an eclectic ensemble of rock and roll superstars including Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello, T-Bone Burnett, J.D. Souther, Jennifer Warnes, k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Waits.

Tony Mitchell

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Roy Orbison

Self - Lead Vocals/Guitar
Jackson Browne

Self - Backing Vocals
T Bone Burnett

Self - Guitar
Elvis Costello

Self - Guitar/Electric Organ/Harmonica
J. Steven Soles

Self - Backing Vocals
Bonnie Raitt

Self - Backing Vocals
Bruce Springsteen

Self - Vocals/Guitar
Tom Waits

Self - Organ/Guitar
JD Souther

Self - Backing Vocals/Guitar
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A review by BornKnight

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Written by BornKnight on November 26, 2023

This show was filmed on September 30, 1987, approximately fourteen months before his death, at 52yo of heart attack while returning from a tour with the The Traveling Wilburys a supergroup formed by George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty.

This show of the documentary is a collection of Orbison's hits at the then Ambassador Hotel's Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles, with the backing band being the TCB Band, which accompanied Elvis Presley from 1969 until his death in 1977: Glen Hardin on piano, James Burton on lead guitar, Jerry Scheff on bass, and Ronnie Tutt... read the rest.

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