When Roy Orbison held me in his arms...
My true christening in 1977
I grew up with a photograph of Roy Orbison cradling me in his arms, tucked into the pages of my baby book (which I took to school Show & Tell as a child and it never returned- on of my life’s greatest tragedies!)
I was just an infant when my Dad played a venue with the Big O. When he met him backstage afterward, he asked if Roy would mind holding his new daughter while he snapped a photo of us. Roy’s face lit up with delight and he happily complied. I like to think of this moment as my true christening. A tiny dusting of his magic falling onto my bald little baby head, a seminal moment of musical destiny.
Driving past his old house in Nashville recently, I felt a deep sadness, reflecting on the tragedy and heartbreak that plagued him in his short life and a song, “Foolish Heart” poured out of me. I named the demo “Orbiting Orbison”- I’ve felt his gravitational pull my whole life and orbiting is as close as I’ll ever get to reaching his greatness.
“Foolish Heart” is the 3rd single from my upcoming album Neon Cowgirl (out July 11).
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My dad had a picture of me being held as a baby by NWA World Heavyweight Champion Harley Race, but he lost it.