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Pop legend at Forum. Roy Orbison's classic country-rock came through in terrific style, according to one source who caught his show before an appreciative capacity audience at Forum last night
Pop legend at Forum. Roy Orbison's classic country-rock came through in terrific style, according to one source who caught his show before an appreciative capacity audience at Forum last night

Pop legend at Forum. Roy Orbison's classic country-rock came through in terrific style, according to one source who caught his show before an appreciative capacity audience at Forum last night

Date7/11/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Pop legend at Forum. Roy Orbison's classic country-rock came through in terrific style, according to one source who caught his show before an appreciative capacity audience at Forum last night.
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