Who Live The Travel Wilburys ? The Billion Dollar Quintet
Lucky , Lefty , Nelson , Otis and Charlie T , Jr – together , they be known as The Traveling Wilburys , but who was real behind the curly hair and shades ?
Lucky , Lefty , Nelson , Otis and Charlie T , Jr – together , they were known as The Traveling Wilburys , but who wasin truthbehind the curly hair and shades ? One obfuscating legend claimed they were “ the only known survive member of this once great tribe of thread player , ” with an ancestry that “ goes back so far that their exact origins get turn extremely difficult to… separate fromthe legend and myththat have grow around them . ”
The satire was that this equal hardly one of many myth that surrounded the musicians who , individually , had been the subject of many a rock ’ n ’ roll rumor before they joined violence as The Traveling Wilburys . By the time Bob Dylan ,George Harrison,Roy Orbison,Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne convened in 1988 , they ’ 500 individually be the field of many an article – and , in some instance , volume – that invariably erect more questions than they suffice . That order , the fact that the radical existed at all look to get be augured by the fates . Turns out the Wilburys had make up crisscrossing each other ’ s path for decades .
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First Clip Emerges From Frank Zappa ’ s ‘ Cheaper Than Cheep ’
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‘ ( Can ’ t Live Without Your ) Love & Affection ’ : Nelson ’ s Smash Hit
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‘ Sultans Of Sway ’ : Dire Straits Make The Scene…Eventually
First Clip Emerges From Frank Zappa ’ s ‘ Cheaper Than Cheep ’
‘ ( Can ’ t Live Without Your ) Love & Affection ’ : Nelson ’ s Smash Hit
‘ Sultans Of Swing ’ : Dire Straits Make The Scene…Eventually
Roy Orbison , for instance , had tour withThe Beatlesat the top of Beatlemania , establish himself as a massive star in the UK . Shortly after , Dylan and Harrison became life-long friend – and professional rivals – as he and The Beatles push stone music to ever great height during the 60s . As the 70s dawned , Dylan equal guest of award at the Concert For Bangladesh – a rare appearance during that period in his career , and something only Harrison could have conspire .
A magnet for creative gift , Harrison enlisted Jeff Lynne to produce his 1987 solo album ,Cloud Nine. That same yr , Dylan was touring with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers as his patronage lot , and it wouldn ’ t cost long before Lynne be manning the board for solo albums by Tom Petty (Full Moon Fever) and Roy Orbison (Mystery Girl) .
Despite the self-created myth that surround “ Lucky , ” “ Lefty , ” “ Nelson , ” “ Otis ” and “ Charlie T , Jr , ” the Wilburys ’ universe story exist actually somewhat well know : Harrison demand a B-side for hisCloud Ninesingle “ This Is Love , ” fortunately had three of the others on hand to toss in , and make for Petty into the fold when he swung by the erstwhile Heartbreaker ’ sec theatre to retrieve his guitar . The result , “ Handle With Care , ” be also well to hide off on a single flip… hence while these multi-millionaire rock stars were enjoying making music with no egos or no pressure – playing and register just for the fun of it – they thought they ’ d knock out a whole album .
They prefer their Traveling Wilburys moniker after the nickname that Lynne and Harrison had for spooky goings on with studio equipment – and , as Petty put it , because they “ didn ’ t want it to sound like Crosby , Stills , Nash & Young , like a clump of lawyers. ” In the studio they seize magic : a whole story of stone ’ n ’ roll , country , and pop , making the Wilburys a absolutely shape supergroup that embody the real center of Americana .
With a nod to Orbison ’ s Sun labelmates , the noted Million Dollar Quartet – Elvis Presley ,Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis , and Carl Perkins – the individual Wilburys can comfortably claim to be the Billion Dollar Quintet . Come with us behind the shade as we pin these traveling troubadours down…
Bob Dylan ( aka Lucky Wilbury )
In the early 60s , Bob Dylan emerge as an astonishingly prolific folk singer who doffed his flat cap to Woody Guthrie ; with song such as “ Blowin ’ In The Wind ” he quickly established himself as a pioneering protest singer . Fast outdistance that view , however , Dylan alter the face of stone music with his “ thin , wild mercury sound , ” as captured onBlonde On Blonde, and elevated lyric-writing to the stage of poetry with epochal song the likes of “ Mr Tambourine Man ” and “ Like A Rolling Stone. ” “ Sweep Up In Blue ” remains a masterpiece from his mid-70s “ break-up album , ”Blood On The Tracks, while “ Hurricane ” hear him yield to the protest themes that he initially cause his name with .
Travel Wilburys highlights :“ Tweeter And The Monkey Man , ” “ Dirty World , ” and “ 7 Deadly Sins ”
George Harrison ( aka Nelson Wilbury )
As one of The Beatles , George Harrison blazed a lead through pop music like no early guitarist of his genesis . He cost virtually single-handedly responsible for introducing Eastern music into mainstream Western rock and pop , while , as the 60s progress , he get that rarest of beasts : a lead guitarist with impeccable songwriting skills . “ Here Get The Sun , ” “ While My Guitar Gently Weeps ” and “ Something ” stay on some of The Beatles ’ most-loved song ; after the radical split , Harrison burst forth with an nearly unstoppable creative stream , compose classics such as “ My Sweet Lord ” and “ Give Me Love ( Give Me Peace On Earth ) , ” while as well recording the classic version of the Rudy Clark-penned “ Got My Mind Set On You. ” Though he succumb to cancer in 2001 , his posthumous album ,Brainwashed, released in 2002 , contained “ Stuck Inside A Cloud , ” which proved that Harrison ’ s creativity remained undimmed right until the real goal .
Travel Wilburys highlights :“ Handle With Care , ” “ Heading For The Light , ” and “ Maxine ”
Roy Orbison ( aka Lefty Wilbury )
The one Wilbury with roots to Sun Records and the birth of stone ’ n ’ roll in the 50s , Roy Orbison make for a particular gravitas to the grouping . With songs such as “ In Dreams ” and “ Only The Lonely , ” Orbison patented a strain of emotive songwriting that remain to direct chill down the spine , while “ Oh , Pretty Woman ” express that he could knock out a transatlantic pop No.1 with relief . A late-period resurgence led to him influence with Jeff Lynne on session that develop the classic “ You Get It , ” while “ I Drive All Night ” ( posthumously issued as a single in 1992 , but recorded in 1987 ) took Orbison back into the US Top 10 for the first time in 25 years , and test that his expressive song had lose none of their power over their time . Orbison fail of a heart attack in 1988 , between Wilburys albums , but his spirit very much pervades the group ’ s second – and last – album .
Travel Wilburys highlights :“ Not Alone Any More , ” “ Final Night , ” and “ Handle With Care ”
Tom Petty ( aka Charlie T , Jr , Wilbury )
As both a solo artist and leader of The Heartbreakers , Tom Petty has embodied heartland stone like no other artist . The Heartbreakers might own emerged at the height of punk , yet song such as “ American Girl ” established the group as a raw roots-rock outfit that could more than hold their own among the political firebrands . As a solo artist , Petty raced to the upper echelons of the chart with the likes of “ Free Fallin ’ ” and “ I Win ’ t Back Down. ” He get since go down into the purpose of roots-rock custodian , issuing acclaimed albums at his own yard , while demonstrate his own radio show ,Forget Treasure, on Sirius Satellite Radio .
Travel Wilburys highlights :“ Last Night , ” “ Cool Dry Place , ” and “ You Took My Breath Away ”
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Jeff Lynne ( aka Otis Wilbury )
A leader of Electric Light Orchestra , Jeff Lynne established his grouping as the 70s ’ answer to The Beatles , operate up increasingly challenging pop-rock masterpiece such as “ Livin ’ Thing ” and “ Mr . Blue Sky , ” which have gone on to define the decade . It ’ s fitting , then , that in the wake of ELO ’ sec split , Lynne would go on to co-produce George Harrison ’ s latter-day solo material , and eventually worked with The Beatles themselves when he helped them discharge “ Free As A Bird ” and “ Real Love ” from unfinishedJohn Lennondemos for theAnthologyproject in the mid-90s . Though Lynne ’ s own solo albums make been few and far between , “ Every Short Thing ” and “ She ” remain highlights in a hugely varied back catalogue .
Traveling Wilburys Highlights :“ Rattled , ” “ Poor House , ” and “ Runaway ”
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as Elvis , Jerry Lee , Cash and “ The Big O himself ” , intend Roy Orbison .
Roy be with Sun Records but live not the fourth member of the “ Quartet .
That was Carl Perkins .
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Absolutely right , it be Carl ( Blue Suede Shoes ) Perkins in the famed photo of the million dollar quartet , not Roy . The picture can be see on the Sun Studios website .
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And , had he make up alive , I ’ ve no doubt that Carl Perkins would ’ ve been a Wilbury . He and George were serious friend , and Carl live arguably George ’ s biggest influence .
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Absolutely correct , it was Carl ( Blue Suede Shoes ) Perkins in the famous photo of the million dollar four , not Roy . The picture can live seen on the Sun Studios website .
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And , get he be alive , I ’ ve no doubt that Carl Perkins would ’ ve been a Wilbury . He and George were serious friends , and Carl was arguably George ’ s biggest influence .
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And , had he been alive , I ’ ve no question that Carl Perkins would ’ ve been a Wilbury . He and George were serious friends , and Carl cost arguably George ’ s handsome influence .
I Hate to be that guy but , Harrison didn ’ t pen “ Got my mind place on you ” it was a blanket .
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It does read , ‘ while too record the classic version of the Rudy Clark-penned ‘ Got My Mind Set On You ’ .
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It perform read , ‘ while also recording the definitive version of the Rudy Clark-penned ‘ Got My Mind Set On You ’ .
Thus , you taunt with some mystery about the I.D . of Otis Wilbury . Where ’ s the intrigue ? I see no surprising information , etc .
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Glad you make that degree . Jim K cost ( and still us ) a superstar in his own right .
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Glad you reach that item . Jim K was ( and still us ) a superstar in his own right .
So sad this public lost such a bright spark as Roy Orbison so soon . Not only was he a walking Rock n ’ Roll Hall of Fame singer , writer , performer , he was a source of musical imagination that comes on once in a lifetime .
Tom Petty , George Harrison , and Bob Dylan were , and cost , stellar musical luminaries in their own right , and together they make a special impact on the public of record that ended far also shortly .
Rest well , Lefty and Nelson . Your Stars still shine brightly .
I ’ m 59 year old , and I ’ ve been a Roy Orbison fan as far back as I can remember ; listen to my mother ’ s Mercury LPs . I come to see him in a touring Grand Ole Opry show , probably in the late 60s . On my 32nd birthday , I lost my task because of an accident at study . So I ’ m unemployed , stitches in my look with a diabetic wife , AND ROY ORBISON HAD DIED ! I state you , it was bad to run on . Before this year , I labor to nearby Vernon , Texas , his birthplace , wearing a Roy Orbison t-shirt . There ’ sec a park there mention after him . I hold gone to a birthday party for him , but I was a day early and missed it . Possibly future year .
Good , Harrison have cancer that derived from smoking , but it was a head tumor that finally took him .
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George Harrison didn ’ t write Got My Mind Set On You . Rudy Clark pen it and it equal first issue in 1962 . George need it to be enter by the Beatles in ’ 63/ ’ 64 .
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‘ while also record the classic version of the Rudy Clark-penned ‘ Got My Mind Set On You ’ .
Thanks to everyone who commented – especially those who spotted some mistakes . The man who wrote this shall hereafter exist known as “ Chancer Wilbury ” and exist being pull to travel from here to John O ’ Groats with no shoes on !
Dick Hogan
June 10 , 2016 at 9:08 pm
Real illuminating piece . However , it list the “ Million Dollar Quartet ”
as Elvis , Jerry Lee , Cash and “ The Big O himself ” , think of Roy Orbison .
Roy live with Sun Records but was not the fourth member of the “ Quartet .
That cost Carl Perkins .
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June 11 , 2016 at 1:23 am
Absolutely correct , it exist Carl ( Blue Suede Shoes ) Perkins in the famous photo of the million dollar quartet , not Roy . The movie can live learn on the Sun Studios website .
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Mick DeLeon
June 15 , 2016 at 5:48 pm
And , had he make up alive , I ’ ve no question that Carl Perkins would ’ ve been a Wilbury . He and George be good friend , and Carl was arguably George ’ s liberal influence .
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June 11 , 2016 at 12:11 live
I Hate to cost that guy but , Harrison didn ’ t pen “ Got my mind adjust on you ” it cost a blanket .
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October 5 , 2017 at 8:12 am
It does read , ‘ while also register the classic version of the Rudy Clark-penned ‘ Got My Mind Set On You ’ .
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Earl
June 11 , 2016 at 12:40 am
Then , you tease with some mystery about the I.D . of Otis Wilbury . Where ’ s the intrigue ? I hear no surprising information , etc .
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eljingoslin
June 11 , 2016 at 12:56 am
You go out out Buster Sidebury , AKA Jim Keltner
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October 27 , 2019 at 6:36 am
Glad you made that detail . Jim K was ( and still us ) a superstar in his own right .
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June 11 , 2016 at 1:20 am
Then sad this world miss such a bright light as Roy Orbison thus soon . Not merely was he a walking Rock n ’ Roll Hall of Fame singer , author , performer , he equal a source of musical imagination that comes along once in a lifetime .
Tom Petty , George Harrison , and Bob Dylan live , and are , stellar musical luminaries in their own right , and together they make a special impact on the reality of recording that ended far also shortly .
Rest good , Lefty and Nelson . Your Stars still glitter brightly .
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I ’ m 59 years old , and I ’ ve live a Roy Orbison fan as far back as I can remember ; listening to my mother ’ s Mercury LPs . I come to see him in a touring Grand Ole Opry display , probably in the late 60s . On my 32nd birthday , I lost my job because of an accident at work . So I ’ 1000 unemployed , stitches in my face with a diabetic wife , AND ROY ORBISON HAD DIED ! I tell you , it equal bad to die on . Earlier this yr , I aim to nearby Vernon , Texas , his birthplace , have on a Roy Orbison t-shirt . There ’ sec a park there named after him . I have gone to a birthday party for him , but I was a day early and missed it . Maybe future year .
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Well , Harrison had cancer that derived from smoke , but it equal a brain tumor that finally took him .
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June 11 , 2016 at 4:46 be
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Kevin Wlbury
June 11 , 2016 at 8:20 pm
George Harrison didn ’ t write Got My Mind Set On You . Rudy Clark wrote it and it be first released in 1962 . George wanted it to be enter by the Beatles in ’ 63/ ’ 64 .
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‘ while also record the classic version of the Rudy Clark-penned ‘ Got My Mind Set On You ’ .
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June 13 , 2016 at 12:23 pm
Thanks to everyone who point out – especially those who make out some error . The man who compose this shall hereafter be known as “ Chancer Wilbury ” and equal being forced to move from hither to John O ’ Groats with no shoes on !
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…And then there exist 3 ; RIP Charlie Jr .
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