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Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night (1988)

Name: Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Genre: Music
Released: 1988-01-03
Duration: 64 min
Rating: 7.688
Cast: Roy Orbison, Jackson Browne, T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello, J. Steven Soles

7.7/10 1988 1h 4m Released

Music

Roy Orbison performs in a 1940s-type nightclub setting

Recorded live at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, Roy is joined by an eclectic ensemble of rock and roll superstars including Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello, T-Bone Burnett, J.D. Souther, Jennifer Warnes, k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Waits.

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Top Cast

Roy Orbison

Self - Lead Vocals/Guitar

Jackson Browne

Self - Backing Vocals

T Bone Burnett

Self - Guitar

Elvis Costello

Self - Guitar/Electric Organ/Harmonica

J. Steven Soles

Self - Backing Vocals

Bonnie Raitt

Self - Backing Vocals

Bruce Springsteen

Self - Vocals/Guitar

Tom Waits

Self - Organ/Guitar

JD Souther

Self - Backing Vocals/Guitar

Jennifer Warnes

Self - Backing Vocals

Alex Acuna

Self - Percussion

Glen D. Hardin

Self - Piano

James Burton

Self - Guitar

Jerry Scheff

Self - Upright Bass

Ronnie Tutt

Self - Drums

Mike Utley

Self - Keyboard

Reviews

BornKnight 8/10

This show was filmed on September 30, 1987, approximately fourteen months before his death, at 52yo of heart attack while returning from a tour with the The Traveling Wilburys a supergroup formed by George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty. This show of the documentary is a collection of Orbison's hits at the then Ambassador Hotel's Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles, with the…