Travelling Wilburys

jaysay · 15-07-2009, 09:48

I've got a mental block The Wilburys were made up of George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and who, can't remember the 5th member, Gerry Rafferty keeps coming up, but I'm not sure

shakermaker · 15-07-2009, 09:50

Easy. Jeff Lynne

Great, great, great band.

wadey · 15-07-2009, 10:13

They were on BBC 4 recently

jaysay · 15-07-2009, 10:16

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Originally Posted by shakermaker

Easy. Jeff Lynne

Great, great, great band.

Thanks Shaker

jaysay · 15-07-2009, 10:18

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Originally Posted by wadey

They were on BBC 4 recently

Was that the one where Roy Orbison was missing just after he had died and they had an empty chair there with a guitar on it, have sen that recently but can't remember what on

MargaretR · 15-07-2009, 11:16

I thought Clapton was in it too - maybe wrong

shakermaker · 15-07-2009, 12:04

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Was that the one where Roy Orbison was missing just after he had died and they had an empty chair there with a guitar on it, have sen that recently but can't remember what on

That's the promo video for End of the Line. The video was made shortly after the death of the Big 'O' so they represented him with his signature guitar in a rocking chair while the verse he sang was played.

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There was a documentary filmed on the recording of the first Wilbury album (which is probably what was shown on BBC4), you can find a few clips on YouTube if you have a scant

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

I thought Clapton was in it too - maybe wrong

The Traveling Wilburys was one of the few supergroups that Clapton wasn't in!

jaysay · 15-07-2009, 16:21

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Originally Posted by shakermaker

That's the promo video for End of the Line. The video was made shortly after the death of the Big 'O' so they represented him with his signature guitar in a rocking chair while the verse he sang was played.

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There was a documentary filmed on the recording of the first Wilbury album (which is probably what was shown on BBC4), you can find a few clips on YouTube if you have a scant

The Traveling Wilburys was one of the few supergroups that Clapton wasn't in!

Ya shaker I never associated Slow Hand with the Wilburys either

wadey · 15-07-2009, 20:56

Was that the one where Roy Orbison was missing just after he had died and they had an empty chair there with a guitar on it, have sen that recently but can't remember what on"
That's the one

cashman · 15-07-2009, 21:35

Great band, remember reading after the Big O died, they were going to ask Del Shannon to replace him, sadly Del was not aware of this n shot himself suffering from depression.

steeljack · 16-07-2009, 03:11

for me Roy Orbison disappeared fom the "scene" sometime in the late 60s , was surprised to check out the 'wiki' page and discover he passed as recently as 88,
must have a mental block/blank somewhere

jaysay · 16-07-2009, 09:06

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Originally Posted by steeljack

for me Roy Orbison disappeared fom the "scene" sometime in the late 60s , was surprised to check out the 'wiki' page and discover he passed as recently as 88,
must have a mental block/blank somewhere

Think his last hit before he popped his clogs was "You Got It" which was round about 1987

wadey · 16-07-2009, 09:37

"I Drove All Night" is a song written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly for Roy Orbison. Orbison first recorded the song in 1987, but his rendition was not released until 1992, after the song had become a top 10 hit on both sides of the Atlantic

jaysay · 16-07-2009, 09:48

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Originally Posted by wadey

"I Drove All Night" is a song written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly for Roy Orbison. Orbison first recorded the song in 1987, but his rendition was not released until 1992, after the song had become a top 10 hit on both sides of the Atlantic

Didn't realise that was released after You Got It, wadey shows I'm getting old