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Paul McCartney said The Beatles watched Roy Orbison write “Oh, Pretty Woman.” The song’s co-writer had a different story to tell. The track reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Beatles and Roy Orbison | Mirrorpix / Contributor
Paul McCartney said Roy Orbison’s “Oh, Pretty Woman” came together while The Beatles watched. However, one of the song’s co-writers had a story that completely contradicts Paul’s. Notably, the song had an impact on cinema.
Paul McCartney said The Beatles watched Roy Orbison write ‘Oh, Pretty Woman’ in a bus
In the 1997 book Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, Paul discussed going on tour during The Beatles’ early days. “We were starting to meet other musicians then and we’d start to see other people writing,” he recalled.
“After that, on another tour bus with Roy Orbison, we saw Roy sitting in the back of the bus, writing ‘Pretty Woman,...
Paul McCartney said The Beatles watched Roy Orbison write “Oh, Pretty Woman.” The song’s co-writer had a different story to tell. The track reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Beatles and Roy Orbison | Mirrorpix / Contributor
Paul McCartney said Roy Orbison’s “Oh, Pretty Woman” came together while The Beatles watched. However, one of the song’s co-writers had a story that completely contradicts Paul’s. Notably, the song had an impact on cinema.
Paul McCartney said The Beatles watched Roy Orbison write ‘Oh, Pretty Woman’ in a bus
In the 1997 book Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, Paul discussed going on tour during The Beatles’ early days. “We were starting to meet other musicians then and we’d start to see other people writing,” he recalled.
“After that, on another tour bus with Roy Orbison, we saw Roy sitting in the back of the bus, writing ‘Pretty Woman,...
- 3/10/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
You might not have immediately known Bill Dees' name, but you surely knew his work. The cowriter of Roy Orbison's 1964 hit "Oh, Pretty Woman" died last week at the age of 73, according to published reports. Dees and Orbison's smash was prominently featured in 1990's Pretty Woman, starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. In addition to cowriting "Oh, Pretty Woman"—which was also covered by the likes of Van Halen, Al Green, Connie Francis and even Alvin and the Chipmunks—Dees penned songs recorded by Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn and Glen Campbell. In the early 1990s, Dees found himself embroiled in a copyright-infringement lawsuit with 2 Live Crew over...
- 11/1/2012
- E! Online
Bill Dees, the singer-songwriter best known for co-writing "Oh, Pretty Woman" and "It's Over" with Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Roy Orbison, has died.
Dees, who also penned tunes for Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn and Glen Campbell, was reportedly suffering from an inoperable brain tumor when he passed away Wed., Oct. 24, in Mountain Home, Ark.
In the early 1990s, Dees was involved in a landmark Supreme Court case, when Orbison's music publisher sued 2 Live Crew for the raunchy rappers' parody, "Pretty Woman." The case was ultimately decided in the "Nasty As They Wanna Be" group's favor on the basis of fair use.
"It's like if someone asks you if they could use the car," Dees complained at the time. "We said no, but they take it and paint it all different colors."
Memorial services are scheduled for Nov. 11 in Branson, Mo.
Dees, who also penned tunes for Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn and Glen Campbell, was reportedly suffering from an inoperable brain tumor when he passed away Wed., Oct. 24, in Mountain Home, Ark.
In the early 1990s, Dees was involved in a landmark Supreme Court case, when Orbison's music publisher sued 2 Live Crew for the raunchy rappers' parody, "Pretty Woman." The case was ultimately decided in the "Nasty As They Wanna Be" group's favor on the basis of fair use.
"It's like if someone asks you if they could use the car," Dees complained at the time. "We said no, but they take it and paint it all different colors."
Memorial services are scheduled for Nov. 11 in Branson, Mo.
- 11/1/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Mountain Home, Ark. (AP) — Bill Dees emerged from his days as an out-of-cash young songwriter to pen tunes recorded by Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn and other country music greats, but the centerpiece of his career was his work with Roy Orbison, including co-writing the classic rock hit, "Oh, Pretty Woman."
Dees, who died in Arkansas last week at age 73, had said writing that song with Orbison in 1964 changed his life. In a 2008 interview with National Public Radio, Dees recalled that the night they penned the hit song, Orbison told him he wouldn't need to go to work that Monday if he didn't want to.
"He said, 'Buy yourself an electric piano, and I'll take you on the road with me.' And he said, 'I'll pay you what the band's getting,'" Dees said during the NPR interview, which is posted on his Dees' website.
He went on to tour...
Dees, who died in Arkansas last week at age 73, had said writing that song with Orbison in 1964 changed his life. In a 2008 interview with National Public Radio, Dees recalled that the night they penned the hit song, Orbison told him he wouldn't need to go to work that Monday if he didn't want to.
"He said, 'Buy yourself an electric piano, and I'll take you on the road with me.' And he said, 'I'll pay you what the band's getting,'" Dees said during the NPR interview, which is posted on his Dees' website.
He went on to tour...
- 11/1/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
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