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(31,000 posts) Sat Nov 15, 2025, 10:50 PM Saturday

Roy Orbinson - Mean Woman Blues (Live)

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On edit....I wonder how much Jerry Lee Lewis influenced his sound?

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Roy Orbinson - Mean Woman Blues (Live) (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 Saturday OP

I think I saw that entire show... Septua Saturday #1

Pretty sure Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen also covered this. OAITW r.2.0 5 hrs ago #2

Septua

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1. I think I saw that entire show...

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Sat Nov 15, 2025, 11:32 PM

Saturday

It's been several...many years and I don't remember what station carried it. May have been PBS.

So far as influences, I wouldn't venture a guess.

AI Overview

The song "Mean Woman Blues" was written by Claude DeMetrius. It is a 12-bar blues song that was famously recorded by Elvis Presley for the soundtrack of his 1957 film Loving You.

Other artists, such as Roy Orbison and Jerry Lee Lewis, have also covered the song.

First recording: Elvis Presley for the 1957 film Loving You

Other notable recordings: Jerry Lee Lewis (1957) and Roy Orbison

OAITW r.2.0

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2. Pretty sure Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen also covered this.

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Mon Nov 17, 2025, 12:56 PM

5 hrs ago

Van Morrison, too. Ist time I had heard Roy's version of it.

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