The Beatles backstage with
Roy Orbison at The Capitol Theatre on May 27, 1963
| The reincarnated Buddy Holly and
Roy Orbison and inset, the real deal
Barry has toured across the globe in his role as
Roy Orbison, but it is a far cry from his time in the RAF when he was stationed at RAFWaddington, Scampton and RAF Tongeren in Belgium.
Roy Orbison In Dreams: The Hologram UK Tour plays Edinburgh Playhouse on April 12 and Glasgow Armadillo on April 13.
The orchestra will also be performing with a holographic
Roy Orbison next year as part of the
Roy Orbison In Dreams tour.
US legend
Roy Orbison met his future wife Barbara at the club in 1968.
| Blondie, above, featuring Debbie Harry were at number one in 1979;
Roy Orbison, below, charted in 1989
The Hollywood Walk of Fame star for artist
Roy Orbison in Hollywood on January 29, 2010 (AFP Photo/Mark Ralston)
Peter Howarth, who starred as
Roy Orbison in the West End production The
Roy Orbison Story, is a former member of Cliff Richard's band and joined The Hollies in 2004.
Besides a number of oldies including The Beach Boys' 'Good Vibrations', Johnny Cash's 'Ring of Fire' and
Roy Orbison's 'In Dreams', there were several country and recent Top-40 selections, including songs by Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and two numbers by The Killers.
Dreamboats and Petticoats The Musical features classic tracks from
Roy Orbison, Eddie Cochran and many more from music's golden era.
THE music of
Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly are brought back to life at Rhyl's Pavilion Theatre this month.