Death of Roy Orbison
- Title
- Death of Roy Orbison
- Genre
- Interview; Tribute; Obituary
- TX Date
- 7 Dec 1988
- Year of production
- 1988
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- Duration
- 00:03:35
- Description
- Peter Russell reports on the recent death of US singer Roy Orbison. Includes archive interview with Orbison and excerpts of his most famous songs; Nashville radio DJ, Paul Randall Dickerson (aka Possum Riley), on the influence of Orbison’s music; John McNally of The Searchers pays his respects. For Billboard programme.
- Contributors
- Roy Orbison; Paul Randall Dickerson; John McNally; Traveling Wilburys
- Keywords
- Deaths; Music; Singers; Music industry; Pop music; Roy Orbison; Billboard (radio programme); Claudette Frady
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LBC/IRN, "Death of Roy Orbison". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0011400330001 (Accessed 14 May 2025)