Roy Orbison Impersonator Brian McCullough

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BRIAN, ROY, and...HAROLD?

A young baseball player from Arkansas named
Harold Jenkins, with a band called "The Rock Housers"
hit Sun Records in Memphis about the same time as young
Roy Orbison. When Roy recorded Harold's song "Rockhouse",
the rockabilly cats of 1956 took notice. Harold changed his name to the
more remarkable Conway Twitty, and once "It's Only Make Believe" hit
the air in 1958, the artist-formerly-known-as-Harold was well on his way to
making music history. Conway paired with famous producer Owen Bradley
of Nashville again in the 60's (recording Orbison's "I'm In A Blue, Blue Mood"
along the way) and started his own gold rush - at his death in 1993, Twitty had
garnered no less than forty number 1 hits in rock-n-roll and country music

"The Best Friend a Song Ever Had"
"The High Priest of Country Music"

If you are already familiar with Brian's talented performances of
Roy's songs, imagine what he can do with Conway's...

Wake up some behind-closed-doors heat with "Slow Hand"


Turn two little words into a gold record..."Hello Darlin"


Be too-tough-to-cry "It's Only Make Believe"
Show that love can last - I'd Love To Lay You Down"

....Conway brought boldness to country music, and turned it on it's ear with his frank lyrics. Roy has by now shown several generations there is just as strong a masculine image in deeply felt emotion. It isn't too far a stretch of the imagination for such a capable singer as Brian to portray both Roy Orbison and Conway Twitty.

.....Fan-fever at Conway's concerts aside, like Roy he often held to a minimalist, dramatic style. He too, often did not speak on stage, rarely did interviews, didn't attend many business parties or do very many TV shows. Even though personally they were private people, both Conway and Roy made sure during their lifetimes that relations with their fans were warm and open.

.....In addition to their truly well-earned legendary status, both men are remembered not only for their musical talent, but also for the honorable quality of their personal character in both business and private life.


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Notes and links to:
other tribute artists,
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professional
entertainers organizations, etc.

plus:

Roy's co-writer Bill Dees, and a listing
of their songs



the AUDIO page
has a duet from
Brian and Pete's show
"Elvis and Roy -
The Lost Concert"






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Roy recorded that were written by he and Bill.

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Brian had a sixth season this Spring with
"Legends in Concert"
Legend in Concert cast, Myrtle Beach 2004 / small
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will be on the
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A description of a typical Legends show on the "What's New"page of
March/April 2004