Roy Orbison and Friends: Black & White NightReissue of this classic television special originally broadcast on January 3, 1988 starring Hall of Fame singer songwriter Roy Orbison. The special was filmed entirely in black and white. Put together by musical director T Bone Burnett, Orbison was accompanied by a supporting backing band which included many notable musical performers. All were fans who volunteered to participate in the special. Other celebrity admirers of Orbison were in the

Recorded in October 1960

The mood is highly charged and powerful

sultry vocals and beefy

and the more I dedicated myself to the aria

and you need to save the day

Some credit them with having invented ambient music

given in a large capital city abroad

Features a newly invigorated line-up that found vocalist Phil Mogg and keyboardist Paul Raymond joined by newcommers Atomik Tommy M

One of the reasons we were particularly enamored of Pohádka (a Czech word which loosely translates as 'A Tale') was the focus of the piece on storytelling and how that invited us to let our creativity and imagination flow

Restored and mixed from the original reels by Marta Salogni

we put this project together and it was just the three of us for a while

the artist's oeuvre has been increasingly popular as evidenced by subsequent prestigious awards