Richard Hawley

Safe to say he's a big influence? Started listening to some of his stuff (and the wilbury's ) properly the last 2 days. His songs just always seem to have been around, without anyone in my home being a fan really. Now i'm older i can begin to really appreciate him, his voice especially.

Anyway, is he a significant influence, and could you point me in the direction of his noteworthy stuff?

I know this was intended for Mr H, but as a huge fan of Roy, you can pick up any number of collections of his greatest hits in the high street and would be hard pressed to find a bad song. The only thing I would look out for would be re-recordings - try to find the originals where possible. I've also noticed a range of CD releases from Edsel records which feature two of his original studio albums on one disc - they're well worth checking out, I've found a few hidden gems that way.

Also, I'd highly recommend the DVD "Black and White Night" where Roy and a host of big name musicians play a full set of his classic tunes.

If all else fails, PM me and I'll give you a list of my favourite tunes that you can look for on itunes or something like that.

Happy hunting!

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http://myspace.com/francisdonaghy

'Pretty Woman', 'Only the Lonely', 'In Dreams', 'Blue Angel'.............are just some of his classics I love............all powerful songs!!!.............one to look for is 'Pretty One'............................its got the usual tinge of saddness.............but the big "O" sings it really cool..................

I've got this one Alan 3 discs chronicling his early stuff up to the songs written for him by Bono, The Edge, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty etc...
It's only £4.49 on Amazon UK, but if you want a copy PM me.

Avoid-the dreaded re-recordings!

The eighties re-recordings weren't bad at all, though they don't compare with the original versions.


There's something about Dream Baby that gets me every time

Cheers guys, i wouldn't have realised about the re-recordings. I think i'll have a rummage through some record shops in a week or so, try get some of the stuff on vinyl. I'll pm if i get stuck

And yes Black and White Nights is great - loads of people on there, including Bruce Springsteen.

Get this one for starters all originals and nice sounding

Indeed. I have the very same one. 2 discs, one for A-sides and the other for B-sides I believe. Great CD.

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http://myspace.com/francisdonaghy

he wrote some of the most haunting and impassioned songs of all time, "crying" is a special personal fave of mine.

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'Cry Softly Lonely One'... when he sings "cry, cry to me girl" his voice is just beautiful he really hits the note.

I'd love to hear Mr. H cover this track.

'it's over' gets me every time. His music can make me weep.

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I agree,what a huge loss, i´ve always prefered Roy Orbison to Elvis.

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