The Big O in Britain Page #2

Synopsis: Roy Orbison was the best singer in the world. That's what Elvis Presley said, and he should know. Marking the twentieth anniversary of the death of 'The Big O', this film celebrates both Orbison's extraordinary talent and his relationship with his most loyal and enduring fans: British musicians and the British public.
 
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Year:
2008
59 min
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He would invariably come with his wife Claudette and his boys.

They'd have a little apartment.

I would spend a lot of time with them as a family cos they were very family.

And he loved having the boys around, he loved having Claudette around.

And so I became part of their family.

# Downtown shoppers

# Christmas is nigh... #

He always reminded me of like a preacher. He was so gentle.

Very sweet. Loved his family. He was just a lovely guy.

We were all mental. We were young and mad.

Roy was a very polite American. He was very sweet.

We were Scousers, hard cases, nutters. He was a gentleman.

We were idolising Americans at this point.

We had Cliff and we had Tommy Steele, but...

We were just kids from Liverpool who knew nothing, following Roy Orbison, a massive star,

whose songs we had sung for years. We were there with him - a dream!

# Well, I got a woman mean as she can be

# Some-a-times I think she's almost mean as me... #

The Brits were so enamoured

of American rock'n'roll.

They possibly appreciated them more than the Americans did.

The songs seemed more hip, the performances were more hip. That's what we were all about.

I think any British recording artist from that period would probably tell you the same thing.

# So ple-e-e-ease... #

Though Britain was hungry for all things American,

Roy's first UK tour would be an unexpected test of how loyal his British fans might be.

An all-English musical phenomenon was sweeping the country and Roy had to share the bill with The Beatles.

From what George told me,

they were so starved of rock'n'roll and waited for records to come out.

They knew this thing was going on in America, so it was just something that they were really hungry for.

The Beatles responded to Roy with total admiration.

I can't emphasise how much American artists were the thing to admire.

And all things American.

Before I joined The Stones, I thought he was fantastic.

Then he toured with The Beatles in '63.

The Beatles were on the tour with us - ourselves and Roy. Massive tour.

It was my first record, first No.1

and my first tour with Mr Roy Orbison who became a very dear friend.

And such a lovely guy.

# Well, I got a woman Yeah, I got a woman

# Yeah, I got a woman... #

George told me they followed Roy and they would stand in the wings listening to this big ending

and they'd be just trembling, thinking, "How are we gonna go out and follow this?"

APPLAUSE:

And his last note was 47 miles high in the sky. The kids went, "Whoa!"

In spite of the fact that The Beatles were getting this huge acclaim

from the British public,

right from the word go really, from Love Me Do, it started...

When Roy came on stage,

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