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Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

A concert filmed in LA, first broadcast in 1988. Roy Orbison performs his greatest hits with Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt, T Bone Burnett and Tom Waits.

This TV concert classic features Roy Orbison performing his greatest hits with friends: Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, kd lang, Jennifer Warnes and Bonnie Raitt.

The TCB Band which backs all featured artists was Elvis Presley's band till his death in 1977 and includes James Burton, Glen D Hardin, Jerry Scheff and Ronnie Tutt, with musical drector T Bone Burnett.

Filmed at the Coconut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles, in black and white (hence the title!), the show was first broadcast on HBO in 1988, the year of Roy Orbison's death.

7 months left to watch

59 minutes

Last on

Sat 16 Aug 202521:45
BBC Two

Music Played

  • Roy Orbison

    It's Over

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