![]() Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. ![]() He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. LP: Your Local Record Store / Roy Orbison Official Webstore Roy Orbison, King of Hearts (Virgin V2-86520, 1992 - reissued Roy's Boys/Legacy, 2022)ĬD: Amazon U.S. You'll find the track listing and pre-order links below. The remastered King of Hearts is out on Friday from Legacy and Roy's Boys on CD, LP, and digital formats. Note that no additional tracks are included Sony's 2007 reissue added one cut not heard here, "Life Fades Away" from the film Less Than Zero. Richard Dodd has handled the remastering. and Alex Orbison, penned the liner notes for the original release which are reprinted in the upcoming edition. (Lynne also helmed Troy Seals and Frankie Miller's "Heartbreak Radio" for the album.) Though King of Hearts didn't make commercial waves in the United States, it was considerably more successful in England and around the world.īarbara Orbison, mother of Roy's Boys' Roy Orbison, Jr. Singles Chart in 1992, while Jeff Lynne's production of Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly's "I Drove All Night" got even further, to No. lang duet of Orbison's classic ballad "Crying" from the 1987 movie Hiding Out. A handful of tracks had been previously issued, among them "Wild Hearts Run Out of Time" from the 1985 film drama Insignificance "Coming Home" from the Class of '55: Memphis Rock and Roll Homecoming album and the Grammy-winning k.d. ![]() The finished album, while not as cohesive as Mystery Girl, nonetheless painted a compelling portrait of the late artist with the big, powerful, and passionate voice. To complete the tracks, Barbara enlisted his fellow Wilbury Jeff Lynne as well as T-Bone Burnett (both of whom had been involved with Mystery Girl) and other Orbison fans including Don Was, The Band's Robbie Robertson, Neil Young associate David Briggs, R&B legend Chips Moman, and pop gurus Albert Hammond and Diane Warren. Roy's widow Barbara Orbison spearheaded the curation of King of Hearts, selecting completed material that had not yet been released as well as demos recorded by Roy. This Friday, October 14, a newly remastered edition will arrive on CD, digitally, and limited-edition red vinyl from Legacy Recordings and Roy's Boys, LLC. The result was King of Hearts, overseen by Jeff Lynne and released in October 1992 by Virgin Records. A Black and White Night Live followed in 1989, and by 1992, the Orbison family was ready to tap the vault for unreleased studio material. AC chart-topper and pop top ten entry) and primed the pump for more Orbison material. It yielded the smash hit "You Got It" (a U.S. 1989's Mystery Girl was The Big O's first posthumously released album, having been completed a month before his death. ![]() At the time of his death, he'd been enjoying a career revival thanks to his friends George Harrison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, and Jeff Lynne - all of whom regarded him as an inspiration and were thrilled to call him their bandmate in the Traveling Wilburys. When Roy Orbison unexpectedly died of a heart attack on Decemat the age of 52, the world mourned the loss of the rock and roll pioneer.
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