The guitar riff is a close match to what you hear on "Pretty Woman", so can we assume that's Bobby playing on Roy's hit?
The guitar riff is a close match to what you hear on "Pretty Woman", so can we assume that's Bobby playing on Roy's hit?
His ability to play in Roy's style was likely why Roy hired him to start with. I can't listen to "Little Things" to tell though because I can't access a high speed ISP at home. If you put a group of professionals together playing for very long they will pick up on each others styles. A close group of friends Orbison, Harrison, Petty, Dylan, and Lynne, proved that. But I can pick out many of Roy's riffs in their album together though. I'm talking about The Traveling Wilburys.
Roy's Roy's voice was really his uncopiable signature IMO at I think three plus ranges and the distinct quiver in all ranges he could sing in. There is a 6:18 video of him playing an extended version of Pretty Woman possibly on a special called Black and white night. The other players were following his riff flawlessly.
I like country as well and get a kick out of a video of Merle Haggard and Marty Robbins together. Close your eyes and you can't tell the difference when they sing each others songs and Merle could play in Marty's style as well. Part of Merle's show used to be impersonating other singers.
I listened to “Little Things” this afternoon on my Tablet. I had a little bit of trouble hearing it. But yeah Goldsboro does have a similar style to Orbison on that song but not quite the same tune as near as I can tell.