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Roy Orbison received multiple Grammy awards and was inducted into
the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1989."
Traffic were recently inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
in 2004 and worked closely with Universal Music Enterprises over the
past several years in reissuing some of their classic albums such as
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Continued musical career after The Beatles breakup in 1970, formed the group Wings, and became a successful solo artist.

His songs have won Grammy Awards and have been nominated for an Oscar, Golden Globe, and a Emmy.

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Jim was a great inspiration on so many Traffic songs; he was a
tremendous songwriter.

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newscom. First came "Uptown," followed by "Only The
Lonely," "Blue Angel," "Running Scared," "Crying," "Dream Baby," "In
Dreams," "It's Over," and one of the most popular songs of all time, "Oh,
Pretty Woman.

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Roy Orbison Rock Icon Remembered on his Birthday Would Have Been 69 Years Old on Saturday April 23rd

He toured with The Beatles ,
The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, The
Eagles and Patsy Cline , and made a tremendous impact on every single
soul that heard his sound.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. Later that year, he recorded the archetypal Black + White Night, the
Coconut Grove performance featuring artists Bruce Springsteen, Elvis
Costello, James Burton, and Bonnie Raitt, to name a few. During that
year, Roy was recording two albums at the same time, one with the
Traveling Wilburys, Vol . 1, and his solo effort, Mystery girl. We
lived close by each other in Worcestershire.

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Elvis Presley called Roy "The Greatest
singer in the world.

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From there he went to Monument Records in Nashville and a tremendous
string of hits followed.
In one of his last interviews he was asked how he wanted to be
remembered, and he just replied: "I would just like to be remembered.

Sir Paul McCartney is a famed musician, composer, and recording artist who has done movies and television specials; as well as a painter, author, environmentalist, and a community and world activist.

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, Out of the tiny oil town
of Wink, in West Texas, he became a worldwide superstar, topping the
charts around the planet for four decades.com

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At the age of 13 he formed his first band, the Wink Westerners,
and they became local heroes.

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LOS ANGELES ----Regarding the news of
Jim Capaldi's death today, Dave Mason commented, "I was really
saddened when I heard about Jim.

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He got
his first guitar for his 6th birthday, had his own radio show at the age
of 8.

Born James Paul McCartney on June 18, 1942 in Liverpool, England, U.

Originally rose to fame in the early 1960s as a member of The Beatles.

Knighted in December, 1996.

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Roy Orbison was born in Vernon, Texas on April 23rd, 1936.

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I'll miss his lyrics and
his humor; he always had great jokes.

Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Beatles in 1988, and as a solo artist in 1999.

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royorbison. Fantasy, Heaven Is In Your Mind, John Barleycorn Must Die, Last
Exit, the self titled Traffic, Welcome To The Canteen , The Low Sparks
Of High Heeled Boys, Shootout At The Fantasy Factory, When The Eagle
Flies and On The Road.

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By 18 he had his own television show and
one of his guests was Johnny Cash, who pointed him to Sun Records, the
home to Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash.
For more information on Roy Orbison go to http://www. He had bands, I had
bands, and we gravitated towards working together. Jim
was a great collaborator and a great friend.

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I had been hoping that we would have
the chance to do one last Traffic tour together before we all checked
out. We had the
opportunity to make a significant contribution to the music business
when we formed Traffic along with Chris Wood and Steve Winwood.

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In December of 1988 Roy passed away and he had two # 1 songs on the
charts at that time, "Handle With Care" with the Wilburys and his own,
"You Got It.

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In January of 1987, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame.

Dave Mason Comments on the Death Today of His Friend and Fellow Traffic Co-Founder Jim Capaldi

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We celebrate Roy Orbison's 69th birthday on April 23rd."
Mason added, "I'd known Jim since we were fifteen years old . I know we'll all miss him
dearly.

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