Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

“Roy Orbison performs in a 1940s-type nightclub setting”

7.6(15)19881h 4m

Music

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.

Director

Tony Mitchell

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

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Reviews

1 review

BornKnight

2y ago

8.0

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 Angel...