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Music Crossroads of Texas: A Look At Joe Melson

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Joe Melson with Roy Orbison (right)

On this episode of Music Crossroads of Texas, host Curtis Peoples explores the career of legendary songwriter Joe Melson. 

Tracks

  1.  Raindrops – Roy Orbison
  2. Uptown – Roy Orbison
  3. Only the Lonely – Roy Orbison
  4. Lana – Virgil Johnson & the Velvets
  5. Pretty Woman – Curtis Byrd
  6. Blue Angel – Roy Orbison
  7. Running Scared – Roy Orbison
  8. Crying – Roy Orbison
  9. Wake Up, Little Susie – Joe Melson
  10. Take it Like a Man – Joe Melson
  11. No One Really Cares – Joe Melson
  12. Oh Yeah – Joe Melson
  13. Shook Up – Joe Melson
  14. Dance – Joe Melson
  15. Any Little Thing – Joe Melson
  16. Hey, Mr. Cupid – Joe Melson
  17. What’s the Use – Joe Melson
  18. Blue Bayou – Linda Ronstadt
  19. Run Baby Run – The New Beats
  20. Girl Back on the Bayou – Joe Melson & Damien Leith
  21. Last Goodbye – Joe Melson & Damien Leith
Curtis Peoples, Ph.D., is the Archivist for the Southwest Music Archive and oversees the Crossroads Recording Studio for the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library at Texas Tech University. He is a musician who has worked in the music business for four decades, numerous recording studios, and has been a production manager for many events. Dr. Peoples teaches regional music history classes and American media studies; his research centers on music and place.