Just like Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, and Dean Martin before him, Roy Orbison attempted to cross-pollinate his musical career with screen acting via the western genre. But unlike the aforementioned singers, Orbison’s time as a matinee idol would be short-lived, producing only one film: Michael D. Moore’s The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967).
Category: Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison :: Life Fades Away
Halloween’s approaching, kids. As such I’ve been trolling through all things spooky for the accompanying all hallows eve radio show. This of course includes the oeuvre of the living comic […]
Our Boy Roy :: A Garage Rock Tribute To Roy Orbison
What I find really appealing, not to mention refreshing, about Our Boy Roy , a garage rock tribute to Roy Orbison, is that it puts the music first. The songs first. It would […]