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Edit out anything you are not referring to. mad-mission-digest Thursday, October 5 2006 Volume 10 : Number 123 Today's Subjects: ----------------- MM: Patty appearance in Cleveland tribute to Roy Orbison ["Jim Murphy" Subject: MM: Patty appearance in Cleveland tribute to Roy Orbison Patty will perform in Cleveland on November 4 as part of a tribute to Roy Orbison FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Announces Eleventh Annual American Music Masters Series "Only the Lonely: The Life and Music of Roy Orbison" Weeklong tribute coincides with Sony/Legacy re-release of Orbison's music, the performer's 70th birthday and the Museum's "Haunting and Yearning" Exhibit CLEVELAND (September 25, 2006) - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Case Western Reserve University will celebrate the legacy of Roy Orbison during the Eleventh Annual American Music Masters Series this October 30th through November 4th. This 2006 American Music Masters series, "Only the Lonely: The Life and Music of Roy Orbison," will pay tribute to a performer who has been described as "rock and roll's Caruso." Orbison was a pioneer of the dark, sophisticated and solitary side of rock and roll. He possessed a three-octave range and sang in a soaring, operatic tenor. A balladeer with a timeless quality to his music, Orbison specialized in heartbreaking musical meditations on the subject of love. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and would have been 70 on April 23, 2006. Though the Texas-born singer/guitarist briefly recorded for Sun Records where he had one modest hit, "Ooby Dooby," Orbison never really fit in with the rowdy rockabilly crowd. Early on, he enjoyed success as a songwriter, placing songs with Jerry Lee Lewis, the Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly. After signing with Nashville-based Monument Records in 1960, his own career took off. Orbison's sumptuous, sophisticated pop hits include "Only the Lonely," "Blue Bayou" and "It's Over." On the rock and roll side, he cut his biggest hit, "Oh, Pretty Woman," in 1964. The 11th Annual American Music Masters week begins on October 30th and extends through November 4th. The schedule of events includes: Monday October 30: Roy Orbison on Film! A special screening of Black and White Night, preceded by a showing of rare television clips of Orbison performances. This event will take place at 7:00 p.m. in the Museum's 4th Floor Theater and will be open to the public. The evening will be introduced by the Rock Hall's Warren Zanes, vice president of education and public programs. This event is free with a reservation. Email education@rockhall.org or call 216.515.8426 to RSVP. Tuesday, October 31: An Evening with Bill Dees. With Roy Orbison, Bill Dees co-wrote "It's Over," "Oh, Pretty Woman," "Ride Away" and more. Dees will be the subject of an in-depth interview in the Museum's 4th Floor Theater at 7pm. This event is free with a reservation. Email education@rockhall.org or call 216.515.8426 to RSVP. Wednesday, November 1: Orbison from Every Angle: Panel Discussion with special guests in the Museum's 4th Floor Theater at 7:00 p.m. This event is free with a reservation. Email education@rockhall.org or call 216.515.8426 to RSVP. Thursday, November 2: An Evening with Joe Melson With Roy Orbison, Joe Melson wrote such Orbison classics as "Uptown," "Only the Lonely," "Blue Angel," "Crying," "Blue Bayou" and many more. He will be will be the subject of an in-depth interview in the Museum's 4th Floor Theater at 7:00 p.m. This event is free with a reservation. Email education@rockhall.org or call 216.515.8426 to RSVP. Friday, November 3: At Wilbert's in Cleveland! Live Interview at 8:00 p.m. with Fred Foster, producer of Roy Orbison's Monument-era hits, followed by live music in honor of Roy Orbison. Music will be provided by the Ryan Humbert Band and the Truly Lover Trio. Tickets are $5 and will be available at the door or in advance at Wilbert's. Saturday, November 4: Daylong Conference at Case Western Reserve University's Ford Auditorium, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Participants will include Billy Pat Ellis of the Teen Kings (one of Roy's first groups), Virgil Johnson of the Velvets, a vocal group discovered by Orbison, Grammy-winning author Colin Escott, former Sun Records engineer Cowboy Jack Clement, Sun Records guitar slinger Roland Janes, Fred Foster, former members of Orbison's road bands, including Buddy Buie, Rodney Justo, Terry Widlake, and Bucky Barrett, author Chet Flippo, and author Peter Lehman. Tickets are $30 will be available to Museum members starting Friday, September 21 through Ticketmaster and the Museum box office. Tickets for the general public will go on sale Wednesday, September 27 also through Ticketmaster and the Museum box office. Saturday, November 4, at Playhouse Square's State Theater: A tribute concert, in honor of the great Roy Orbison. The concert will feature Raul Malo (formerly of the Mavericks), Ricky Skaggs, the Velvets, Patty Griffin, the Crickets (with Sonny Curtis), Mandy Barnett, Cowboy Jack Clement and Billy Burnette, who will serve as the bandleader for the night. More surprise artists will be announced over the coming weeks. Tickets are $30, $40 and $50. Museum members can purchase tickets for the tribute concert at 216.515.8427 starting Thursday, September 21. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, September 27 through tickets.com and at Playhouse Square. Exhibit Open at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum: An exhibit, entitled "Haunting & Yearning: the Life and Music of Roy Orbison," opened to the public on April 19, 2006 in the Museum's Circular Gallery. The exhibit includes handwritten lyrics and set lists, production notes, handbills, clothing, rare records, instruments, pieces from Orbison's model plane collection and other personal artifacts. It will remain open through December 31, 2006. The exhibit coincides with the release of Legacy Records Roy Orbison Reissue Project. The first Legacy releases are Black & White Night, the 1987 star-studded concert originally aired as an HBO-Cinemax special, and the long-awaited The Essential Roy Orbison, the first-ever "best of" collection spanning Orbison's entire career. Black & White Night and The Essential Roy Orbison are currently in stores. During his remarkable career, Roy Orbison received multiple Grammy awards including the prestigious Lifetime Achievement award and is also a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 1990, two years after his death, Roy received a Grammy for best male vocalist for his performance of "Oh! Pretty Woman" from Black & White Night. The love and respect for the writer and singer, Roy Orbison, didn't end the day he died in December of 1988, and it is still ongoing. The singer was enjoying a successful comeback, on his own and with the Traveling Wilburys, when he died of a heart attack on December 6, 1988. About the American Music Masters Series: The American Music Masters series, a co-production of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and the College of Arts and Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, celebrates the lives and careers of artists who changed the shape and sound of American culture. Each year, the series explores the legacy of one of those pioneering figures in a range of events that includes Museum exhibits, lectures, films, a major conference and a tribute concert benefiting the Rock Hall's Education Department. Drawing together experts, artists, fans and friends, these events aim to provide new perspectives on some of the most beloved and influential musicians of the past century. The American Music MastersR series began in 1996 when the museum paid tribute to Woody Guthrie with a 10-day celebration of his life and legacy. Other American Music MastersR series honorees have included: the father of country music, Jimmie Rodgers in 1997; blues legend, Robert Johnson in 1998; rhythm and blues pioneer, Louis Jordan in 1999; the legendary Muddy Waters in 2000; the "Empress" Bessie Smith in 2001; Hank Williams, the first country western superstar in 2002; Buddy Holly in 2003; folk-blues artist Lead Belly in 2004; and Sam Cooke in 2005. About the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is the nonprofit organization that exists to educate visitors, fans and scholars from around the world about the history and continuing significance of rock and roll music. It carries out this mission both through its operation of a world-class museum that collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets this art form and through its library and archives as well as its educational programs. The Museum is open seven days a week from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. On Wednesdays the Museum is open until 9:00 p.m. Museum admission is $20.00 for adults, $14.00 for seniors (60+), $11 for children (9-12) and children under 8 and Museum members are free. Murph ------------------------------ End of mad-mission-digest V10 #123 **********************************