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Blue Bayou
Composer: Roy Orbison / Joe Melson

Blue Bayou was performed by Bob Weir with the Campfire Tour Band and whilst sitting in with Steve Kimock and Friends. Weir recorded the song with Leslie Mendelson for the Love And Murder album.

Blue Bayou was recorded by Roy Orbison toward the end of 1961 and was a US hit in 1963. The song was later a hit for Linda Ronstadt in early 1978.



Bob Weir

info Love And Murder, Leslie Mendelson, 2017

Roy Orbison

no info In Dreams, Roy Orbison, 1963
no info Single (Mean Woman Blues / Blue Bayou), Roy Orbison, 1963
no info More Of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits, Roy Orbison, 1964
no info The All-time Greatest Hits Of Roy Orbison, 1972
no info Single (Blue Bayou / Mean Woman Blues), Roy Orbison, 1972
no info The Great Roy Orbison, 1973
no info The Living Legend Of Roy Orbison, 1975
no info Single (Blue Bayou / Mean Woman Blues), Roy Orbison, 1982
no info In Dreams (compilation), Roy Orbison, 1987
no info For The Lonely, Roy Orbison, 1988
no info Single (Blue Bayou / Running Scared), Roy Orbison, 1988
no info Roy Orbison, 1960-1965, Roy Orbison, 1989
no info Country Soft 'N' Mellow, Various Artists, 1989
no info Hits You Remember, Roy Orbison, 1990
no info Oh, Pretty Woman, Roy Orbison, 1992
no info His Greatest Hits And Finest Performances, Roy Orbison, 1994
no info Slow Dancing Through The Years, Various Artists, 1994
no info Shades Of, Roy Orbison, 1995
no info Super Hits, Roy Orbison, 1995
no info Always, Various Artists, 1995
no info The Very Best Of, Roy Orbison, 1996
no info The Heart Of Rock 'N' Roll: 1962-1963, Various Artists, 1996
no info In Dreams: Roy Orbison Greatest Hits, Roy Orbison, 1997
no info Roy Orbison Limited Edition, Roy Orbison, 1998
no info The Anthology, Roy Orbison, 1999
no info 16 Biggest Hits, Roy Orbison, 1999
no info Official Authorized Bootleg (Live From Batley Variety Club), Roy Orbison, 1999
no info The Legendary (box set), Roy Orbison, 2000
no info Live At Austin City Limits, Roy Orbison, 2000
no info Golden Hits, Roy Orbison, 2000
no info Orbison, Roy Orbison, 2001
no info Gold, Roy Orbison, 2001
no info The Roy Orbison Collection, Roy Orbison, 2001
no info Oh, Pretty Woman, Roy Orbison, 2002
no info Monumental Hits, Roy Orbison, 2002
no info All Time Greatest Hits, Roy Orbison, 2002
info Rockin' Country, Various Artists, 2002
no info The Very Best Of Love, Roy Orbison, 2003
no info Live at Austin City Limits (DVD), Roy Orbison, 2004
no info The Essential, Roy Orbison, 2006
no info The Soul Of Rock And Roll, Roy Orbison, 2008
no info Playlist: The Very Best Of Roy Orbison, 2008
info 100 Essential Tracks: 60s, Various Artists, 2010
no info The Very Best of, Roy Orbison, 2011
no info The Monument Singles Collection (1960-1964), Roy Orbison, 2011
no info The Ultimate Collection, Roy Orbison, 2016

Other recordings

no info EP, Various Artists (Derek Player), 1963
no info Single (Blue Bayou / Hello Little Girl), Mike Redway / The Typhoons, 1963
no info Play The Roy Orbison Songbook, The Sunset Strings, 1964
no info Tale Of Two Cities, Frank Ifield, 1966
no info Hawaiian Styled, Big Ben Hawaiian Band, 1968
no info Super Country, Danny Davis And The Nashville Brass, 1971
no info Single (Blue Bayou / Wait For The Light To Shine), Danny Davis And The Nashville Brass, 1971
no info This Side That Side, Shaw, Allen & Shaw, 1971
no info South Fork Crow River, Shaw, Allen & Shaw, 1972
no info Single (Don't Worry About The Mule (Just Load The Wagon) / Blue Bayou), Glenn Barber, 1972
no info The Best Of Glenn Barber, 1972
no info Single (Blue Bayou / Old Paint), Linda Ronstadt, 1977
no info Simple Dreams, Linda Ronstadt, 1977
no info Play The Big Hits Vol.3, The L.A. Connection, 1977
no info Big Country Hits, The Nashville Explosion, 1977
info Simple Dreams/Prisoner in Disguise, Linda Ronstadt, 1977
no info Slidin' Smoke, Mike Auldridge And Jeff Newman, 1978
no info The Moods Of Love, The Moods Of Love, 1978
no info California Freedom, Bobby Black, 1978
no info Change Of Heart, Wayne Newton, 1978
no info A Pig In A Poke, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, 1978
no info Pat And Ray, Raymond And Patricia Guard, 1978
no info Little Organ Annie, Annie Johnson, 1978
no info Super Hits, Floyd Cramer, 1978
no info Single (Blue Bayou / Il Y A Sur Tuot Des Gens Qui S'aiment), Mireille Mathieu, 1978
no info New Gold, The Brothers Four, 1979
no info Foggy Bottom, Foggy Bottom, 1979
no info Greatest Hits Volume Two, Linda Ronstadt, 1980
no info Single (Walk On By / Blue Bayou), Don Estelle, 1980
no info Country Girl, Billie Jo Spears, 1981
no info A Time For Love, Mantovani, 1982
no info Last Train To Clarkesville, Ed Bruce, 1982
no info Angeline, Slim Whitman, 1984
no info Treasury Of Favorites, Floyd Cramer, 1984
no info Single (Blue Bayou / Blue Memories), Slim Whitman, 1984
no info Sony Digital Masters Series: A Retrospective, Linda Ronstadt, 1990
info Singers & Songwriters: 40 Hits, Various Artists (Linda Ronstadt), 1990
info Sounds of the Seventies: 1977, Various Artists (Linda Ronstadt), 1990
no info 1977, Various Artists (Linda Ronstadt), 1990
no info Cosmopolitan Volume 3, Various Artists (Linda Ronstadt), 1992
no info Contemporary Country: The Late '70s: Pure Gold, Various Artists (Linda Ronstadt), 1992
no info The '70s Preservation Society Presents Easy '70s, Various Artists (Linda Ronstadt), 1993
no info Beyond The City, The Cox Family, 1995
no info Only Love 1975-1979, Various Artists (Linda Ronstadt), 1995
no info Shelly, Shelly Lares, 1996
no info Body Talk: The Language Of Love 1965 -1995, Various Artists (Linda Ronstadt), 1996
info Mellow Rock Hits of the '70s: Ventura Highway, Various Artists (Linda Ronstadt), 1997
no info Required Ronstadt, Linda Ronstadt, 1998
info Soft Rock Classics, Various Artists (Linda Ronstadt), 1998
info The Linda Ronstadt Box Set, Linda Ronstadt, 1999
no info Live In Montana, Meat Puppets, 1999
info Citybound, Molasses Creek, 2000
no info Elektra The First 50 Years, Various Artists (Linda Ronstadt), 2000
no info The Very Best Of Linda Ronstadt, 2002
info Desperado: The Best Of Country Rock, Various Artists (Linda Ronstadt), 2002
no info O Sister, Where Art Thou, Various Artists (Linda Ronstadt), 2002
info Bluegrass Goes to Town: Pop Songs Bluegrass Style, Various Artists (Cox Family), 2002
info Ultimate Seventies (10 CD set), Various Artists (Linda Ronstadt), 2003
info Ultimate Seventies (15 CD set), Various Artists (Linda Ronstadt), 2003
info Ultimate Seventies: 1977, Various Artists (Linda Ronstadt), 2003
info The Nashville Acoustic Sessions, Raul Malo, 2004
info I'll Take a Melody, Heidi Joy, 2004
info Time 100: Music of Our Lives 1960-1980, Various Artists (Linda Ronstadt), 2004
info Bluegrass Today, Various Artists (Cox Family), 2004
no info Lite FM: Best Of The '70s, Various Artists (Linda Ronstadt), 2005
no info At Last, Lauren White, 2007
no info Waking Up Laughing, Martina McBride, 2007
no info Free Spirit: A 70's Musical Escape, Various Artists (Linda Ronstadt), 2007
no info Live From Austin, TX, Norah Jones, 2008
no info ...Featuring, Norah Jones, 2010
info Original Album Series, Linda Ronstadt, 2010
no info Don't Blame The Stars, The Black Swans, 2011
no info Footsteps 2, Chris de Burgh, 2011
no info Single (S.O.S. / Blue Bayou), Chris de Burgh, 2011
no info Lifelines, Andrea Corr, 2011
no info Single (Pale Blue Eyes / Blue Bayou), Andrea Corr, 2011
info The Old Grey Whistle Test: America, Various Artists (Linda Ronstadt), 2012
no info Partly Fiction, Harry Dean Stanton, 2014
no info Eponymous, The Hot Flashes, 2016
no info American Made Soundtrack, Various Artists (Linda Ronstadt), 2017
no info Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame In Concert (DVD), Various Artists (Emmylou Harris/Bonnie Raitt/Carrie Underwood), 2018
no info Live In Hollywood, Linda Ronstadt, 2019
no info The Country Jukebox Collection, Various Artists (Linda Ronstadt), 2019

 
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