These two incredible musicians were full of both humorous asides and musical brilliance at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap on Aug. They take the songs seriously, but not themselves. Lovett and Isaak share a distinctive sense of humor and a reverence for musical traditions. The audience got to watch Salley perform his song, after which Chris said some lovely words about seeing a song performed by the writer. Playing bass for Chris was Rowland Salley, who wrote “Killing The Blues,” a song that has been covered by John Prine and Allison Krauss and Robert Plant, to name just a few. I didn’t have any any idea of the Easter egg that Chris Isaak was going to include in his recent 90-minute set at the Wolf Trap, when he and Lyle Lovett appeared as co-headliners. Roy found himself unable to write songs for a while, but maintained a positive outlook and continued touring.Chris Isaak performs at Wolf Trap on Aug. Two years on, when his Hendersonville house burned down, he sold the lot to his best friend, Johnny Cash (whose house later also burned to the ground). In 1966, just two years before two of his three children died in the house fire, his wife Claudette, who he married in 1957, was killed in a motorcycle accident. The album is a culmination of many dark years in Orbison’s life. Now restored by sound engineers, Orbison lovers can now experience the 12 new tracks digitally, on CD and on 180-gram vinyl. If you loved Roy Orbison 50 years ago, then you’ll be excited to hear that this month MGM are releasing a secret, “lost” album from 1969 that was never released. Just months after they died, Orbison recorded an album that addressed the trauma, and was thought to have been lost forever until it was discovered by his sons. In 1969, two of Roy Orbison’s sons died in a tragic house fire.
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