Roy Orbison News

Berklee students are in for a treat when they gig with producer and composer Don Was .

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Two words: office karaoke. Lips: Number One Hits Bundle for the Xbox 360 is the sequel to the original Lips singing game that came out last fall, and it's really aimed at the budding divas who missed it the first time around.

It was a date circled in many teenage diaries - Saturday June 1, 1963 - for this was the occasion when the Granada Cinema in Tooting was to be transformed, for one night only, into a concert arena.

By RORYE O'CONNOR roryeoconnor@register-news.com MT. VERNON - A man impersonating a steamroller was just three points away from winning it all.

Cyndi Lauper's pixie face was streaked with sweat. Her eyes were caked with makeup.

Chills, baby. That's what Roy Orbison delivered whenever he stepped on stage, with that marvelous voice of his.

GUITAR legend James Burton will play a one-off show at the Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton on Sunday, November 22 as part of the International Guitar Festival of Great Britain.

Every day The Oregonian Music Blog will post a song of the day for you to enjoy.

Jim Smith, who will portray Elvis in The Pioneers of Rock show titled "In Vegas" at the Palace Theatre in Cape Charles on Nov.

Roy Orbison came from the Great Beyond to woo the crowd with Pretty Woman . Frankie Valli was seen in Largo, too, shaking it up during a rousing version of Sherry .

Some of the hottest tribute acts that North America has to offer. - King of Swing: A Tribute to Frank Sinatra, tomorrow - The Ultimate Tribute to Tom Jones, June 15 - The Roy Orbison Story, June 22 - The Night Train Revue -- A Tribute to Motown, June 29 - Cascades Casino, 20393 Fraser Hwy., Langley - All shows, 9 p.m. - $25, 604-530-2211 The House ...

A second attempt to sell a crypt on top of Marilyn Monroe's final resting place has failed, with not a single bid received for the burial spot in a celebrity-filled Los Angeles cemetery.

IODA will soon announce a number of American and European label partnerships, according to details tipped to Digital Music News on Tuesday.

Vocalist Mark Shelton will perform at the Bocelli's on the Canal, 46 Canal St., on Saturday from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Shelton's concert will include the music of Bobby Darin, Roy Orbison, Ricky Nelson, Perry Como and a special tribute to the music of Elvis Presley.

The Cardinal Boutique has the exclusive on Pretty Woman, a new fragrance created by Roy Orbison's wife, Barbara Orbison.s. If you haven't already, it's time to start thinking about dressing for holiday events.

WHEN AND HOW DID YOU GET STARTED: I started writing songs about two years ago. I now have 22 songs, seven of which have be produced in Nashville Tennessee USA.

Ears. I've got two and I don't know if they could truly be described as "shell-like" but on the whole I'm fairly happy with them.

Barbara Orbison has launched a perfume named "Pretty Woman" after Roy Orbison's well=known song.

By James Madge Friday - A TRIBUTE to two of music's most iconic artists will be paid at the Skegness Embassy Theatre, on Sunday, November 1. In 1963, Roy Orbison and The Beatles toured the UK together, and in 2009 that tour is being replicated by Barry Steele and The Complete Beatles.