I just came across an old CDr which I hadn't seen for years. I don't know who sent me all those tracks on there but it contains the Bread song, If. Anyone know who's singing it?
If - who's singing this?
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Re: If - who's singing this?
escapeguy wrote:To me it sounds like Orion
No, I don't think it is, but I wouldn't entirely rule it out.
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Re: If - who's singing this?
John wrote:I just came across an old CDr which I hadn't seen for years. I don't know who sent me all those tracks on there but it contains the Bread song, If. Anyone know who's singing it?
Sounds like Richard Sterban, but I’d go with Orion too.
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Re: If - who's singing this?
P. J. Proby
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Re: If - who's singing this?
Colin B wrote:P. J. Proby
Doubt it. I'd go for Orion in preference to Proby.
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Re: If - who's singing this?
Telly Savalas who played Kojak had a massive hit with this song here in the UK. But this is definitely Jimmy Ellis aka Orion to my ears.
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Re: If - who's singing this?
Colin B wrote:P. J. Proby
John wrote:Doubt it. I'd go for Orion in preference to Proby.
It was tongue-in-cheek...
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Re: If - who's singing this?
It is Jimmy Ellis (Orion), from the "Down At Diablos Den" album.
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Re: If - who's singing this?
Colin B wrote:Colin B wrote:P. J. ProbyJohn wrote:Doubt it. I'd go for Orion in preference to Proby.
It was tongue-in-cheek...
I'm just listening to an interview with PJ where he's talking about the recent release Presley Style. The DJ plays Because Of Love, which is certainly not Proby, but he doesn't deny that it's someone else.
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Re: If - who's singing this?
JimmyCool wrote:It is Jimmy Ellis (Orion), from the "Down At Diablos Den" album.
Here's the full version:
https://mega.nz/file/UAcTkQLB#7N4xiG3ct ... yNrIC_aeig
Thanks. I reckon that's Elvis pretending to be Orion!
Old Jimmy was so close to Elvis' voice, wasn't he? Tragic ending.
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Re: If - who's singing this?
John wrote:
Thanks. I reckon that's Elvis pretending to be Orion!
Elvis was orion why do you think he wore the mask?
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Re: If - who's singing this?
AndresVanKujik wrote:John wrote:
Thanks. I reckon that's Elvis pretending to be Orion!
Elvis was orion why do you think he wore the mask?
Could be. You never saw the two of them together.
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Re: If - who's singing this?
John wrote:AndresVanKujik wrote:John wrote:
Thanks. I reckon that's Elvis pretending to be Orion!
Elvis was orion why do you think he wore the mask?
Could be. You never saw the two of them together.
Orion even wore the mask after the show.
Shelby Singleton, his manager, stayed close to him when interviewed.
The only information I could get out of Shelby Singleton is that (in 1981) the bootleggers had 32 minuten of 150 minutes of The Million Dollar Quartet.
Since a newspaper article stated titles that have never been released and have Johnny Cash on the photo, I think there are 1 or 2 tapes of 15 - 16 minutes each unreleased / missing / vanished / held back.