The special consisted of a performance of many of Orbisons hits at the then Ambassador Hotels Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles, filmed on September 30, 1987, approximately fourteen months before his death. Three songs, Blue Bayou, Claudette, and Blue Angel, were filmed but not included in the original broadcast due to time constraints.Other celebrity admirers of Orbison were in the audience, including Billy Idol, Patrick Swayze,Sandra Bernhard, and Kris Kristofferson. The backing band was the TCB Band, which accompanied Elvis Presley from 1969 until his death in 1977: Glen D. Hardin on piano, James Burton on lead guitar, Jerry Scheff on bass, and Ronnie Tutt on drums. Male background vocalists, some of whom also joined in on guitar, were Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, and Steven Soles. The female background vocalists were k.d. lang, Jennifer Warnes, and Bonnie Raitt. During the end credits, several of the band members are shown talking about how Orbison influenced them.The audio from this special was released as an album by Virgin Records in 1989, titled A Black & White Night Live.
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