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Roy Orbison

Music History Music Industry 

The 10 richest (i.e. highest-earning) songs of all time

October 18, 2021October 20, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments Beatles, Irving Berlin, Mel Torme, Police, Roy Orbison, Song Royalties, Sting

Sure, it’s nice to have a long string of hit songs that generate royalties to support you in to your

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Music News 

Big News in Little Records

September 28, 2019September 27, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Carl Perkins, Crosley, Johnny Cash, Record Collecting, Record Store Day, Roy Orbison, Sam Phillips, Sun Records, Third Man Records

The biggest word in Record Store Day collectibles is tiny: the RSD Mini Turntable.  This makes a lot of sense,

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, June 20, 2019

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Facebook, Led Zeppelin, Roy Orbison

Apologies for the website being down for the last 36 hours–blame the web hosting site–but we’ve moved to another company

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Tech 

Weekly survey: Would you go see a gig starring at hologram? And if so, who would it have to be?

November 5, 2018 Alan Cross 6 Comments Holograms, Roy Orbison

There’s a tech twist to this week’s survey question. This past Sunday (November 4), there was a concert at the

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, October 23, 2018

October 23, 2018October 22, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, FACTOR, Headphones, Hologram, Kimye, Music sales, Ozzy Osbourne, Roy Orbison, Streams

Is it October 23, 2018, already? Time to start thinking about when to switch to snow tires, I guess. And

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, October 8, 2018

October 8, 2018October 7, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brad Paisley, Brexit, Charles Aznavour, Green Day, Hologram, Kanye, LMFAO, MMA, Music Modernization Act, Noel Gallagher, R. Kelly, Roy Orbison, Saturday Night Fever, Tina Turner

It’s Thanksgiving Day here in Canada, which should explain to non-Canadian readers why (a) posts are later than usual this

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Medical Mysteries of Music Music News 

Random Music News for Saturday, February 3, 2018

February 3, 2018February 3, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Africa, Bon Jovi, Dancing, Hologram, Liam Gallagher, Reunion, Roy Orbison, Slayer, Smart Speakers, Sony, Spice Girls, Stone Temple Pilots, Streaming, The Smiths, Toto, Warner

Do Toronto newspapers have the absolute worst comics sections in all of North America? It’s embarrassing, really. Now let’s look

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Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, January 12, 2018

January 12, 2018January 11, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billy Gibbobs, De, H&M, Hometown Hockey, Iron Maiden, Lana Del Rey, Radio, Radiohead, Roy Orbison, Sting, The Weeknd, ZZ Top

We had a big thaw over the last 36 hours. I have two dogs. You don’t want to know what

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Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, October 20, 2017

October 20, 2017May 9, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Blink-182, Bono, Boyz II Men, Ed Sheeran, iPhone X, Katy Perry, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Michael Jackson, Ozzy Osbourne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Travis Barker, U2

It was 40 years ago today that Lynyrd Skynyrd’s plane went down in a swamp. And now, the music news

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Music History 

New Documentary on Roy Orbison

April 29, 2014April 29, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Documentary, Mystery Girl, Reissue, Roy Orbison

Roy’s long gone, but his sons, Alex and Roy Jr., are working hard to keep his memory alive.  Along with

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