Unchained Melodies marks 30 years since Orbison’s death. American singer Roy Orbison pictured on a roof top in London (PA) A new compilation album will see archive vocal recordings of Roy Orbison set ...

Though “Unchained Melody” was written as the theme song for the 1955 prison film, Unchained, it’s since become one of the most well-known songs in popular music. Composed by Alex North with lyrics by ...

“Orchestra of Exiles” (unrated, 85 minutes, First Run Features): Josh Aronson’s film shows how the great violinist Bronislaw Huberman saved as many as a thousand lives from Hitler by creating the ...

Al Hibbler, the blind baritone singer who came to prominence with Duke Ellington’s orchestra in the 1940s and then scored a hit with his version of the Alex North song “Unchained Melody,” has died at ...