However, he is seen in all of the group’s music videos, and on the DVD released in 2007, he is given the nickname “Buster Sidebury”. Jim Keltner, the session drummer and percussionist, was not listed as a Wilbury on either album. The band recorded two albums in 19, though Orbison died before the second was recorded.
There are a few simple rules I have put in to place in my selections. It is really simple…first, I will give you 5 albums to choose from and second, you will tell me which one of those you would like to see reviewed on the site.
You, my reader, are going to pick an album for me to review each month. Continue reading “You Picked It! – The Traveling Wilburys – ‘Traveling Wilbury’s Volume 1’ – Album Review” → Regardless, it was cool moment in music history. Selling over 3 million copies it is said that it revived the careers of Petty and Dylan, but really! I don’t know if that is true as they had never really gone away. Their debut album came out on Octoto massive critical acclaim and even garnered them a Grammy nomination. And the band came about because George Harrison needed a B-Side for his 1987 album, ‘Cloud Nine’ and he had asked them to help and one thing lead to another and here we are. (Tom), Otis Wilbury (Jeff) and Lucky Wilbury (Bob). In 1988, George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Bob Dylan joined forces and became the alter egos of The Traveling Wilburys – Nelson Wilbury (George), Lefty Wilbury (Roy), Charlie T. In what could quite possibly be the greatest supergroup of all time, The Traveling Wilburys is made up of some of the most iconic singers/musicians in the business. The July choices will be up on Saturday! THE TRAVELING WILBURYS – ‘TRAVELING WILBURYS VOLUME 1’ John Lennon – ‘The Plastic Ono Band’ – 4 votes.The Traveling Wilburys – ‘Traveling Wilburys Volume 1’ – 7 votes.The winner, barely, was The Traveling Wilburys ‘Traveling Wilburys Volume 1’ which is one in my collection. It was a tie most of the way through between Weezer’s ‘Van Weezer’ and The Traveling Wilburys ‘Traveling Wilburys Volume 1’. Alright…You Picked It! And this one was really, really close.