Roy Orbison

Every Friday night we get hundreds of calls for requests and dedications. Here’s the Top 5 Most Requested songs for the weekend of 5/17/13. Thanks so much for calling in and giving your requests!

Every Friday night we get hundreds of calls for requests and dedications. Here’s the Top 5 Most Requested songs for the weekend of 3/1/13. Thanks so much for calling in and giving your requests!

Every Friday night we get hundreds of calls for requests and dedications. Here's the Top 5 Most Requested songs for the weekend of 12/28/12! Thanks so much for calling in and giving your requests.

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September 30th
1974 - Police are needed at a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert after a fight broke out between their sound engineer and the sound engineer of Blue Oyster Cult. A roadie clarified that the sound had been deliberately

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September 14th
1968 - While on tour in the UK, Roy Orbison's house in Nashville burns down, and he losses his two oldest sons to the fire. An official from the scene of the fire later said that "from what we've been able to piece together

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May 19th
1963 - Three young girls attempt to use a ladder to climb into the dressing room of The Beatles as they prepare to play a concert with Roy Orbison in Hanley, England.  The three girls are arrested

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Here's the Top 5 requests on The Big Joe Jersey Request Show for the weekend of 4/27, 4/28, 4/29/12.

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Roy “Boy” Orbison the legendary singer would have been 76 years old on Monday (4/23). I am a big fan of his music and hearing that it was his birthday reminded me of a night of music I’ll never forget.

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Here's the Top 5 requests on The Big Joe Jersey Request Show for the weekend of 4/13, 4/14, 4/15/12.

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December 11th
1960 - Aretha Franklin makes her New York debut at the Village Vanguard.

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