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Rockabilly singer Joe Melson found his greatest success not as a performer, but as a songwriter, collaborating with Roy Orbison on many of his bestknown hits. Melson was born in the west Texas town of Bonham in 1935, and later led a rockabilly band called the Cavaliers, who were based in Midland. He met Orbison, then trying to revive his career after leaving Sun, through a mutual friend, and the two struck up a songwriting partnership. Their first collaboration, "Up Town," was Orbison's first...
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Joe Melson Hickory Records Collection
By: Joe Melson
Credited Role:Main Performer
Song List: Wake Up, Little Susie, Take It Like a Man, No One Really Ca...
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Roy Orbison Love Songs
By: Roy Orbison
Credited Role:Choir, Chorus, Choir, Chorus
Song List: Listen to Songs by Orbison,Roy Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel), Running Scared, In D...
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