and remember, you can't take it with you. do you have a strange inheritance story you would like to share with us? we would love to hear it. send me an e-mail or go to our website, strangeinster hans.com. >> crazy thing about roy orbison a rock 'n' roll legend.bison >> from 1959 to 1964, he had 21 top 40 hits. >> he dies too soon. with three young sons. >> he always wanted us to be musicians, but he wasn't going to push. >> does he send them on a musical mission from beyond the grave this >> i got this cassette of a song that nobody has heard before. >> will this strange inter hans bring roy and his boys together again? >> had you always dreamt of playing with your dad? >> always, yeah. >> mercy. .

♪ >> i'm jamie colby, and today i'm cruising to nashville, tennessee, music city. i'm on my way to meet the sons of rock legend roy orbison. turns out the man who gave the world "pretty woman" left his heirs an unexpected treasure and possibly the opportunity of a lifetime. >> i'm alex orbison. even though my dad passed away in 1988, my brothers and i, 25 years later, found something that would help us realize a life-long dream. >> alex. >> hello. >> how are you? >> i'm in hendersonville, just outside of nashville, and alex has invited me to a musical landmark. >> incredible. i can't believe i'm here. >> welcome. >> thank you so much. and the cash cabin, what is this

place? >> johnny cash built this cabin in the '80s as a getaway. one of the best recording studios in a world. >> the families were close if >> our families go back to the '50s when they were roommates. >> i can't wait to learn more and i would love to see inside. >> of course. ♪ >> this cabin has been a creative refuge for dozens of major recording artists. but it's also like home to roy's boys. and a link to their late father. what was he like as a dad? >> he was pretty wonderful as a dad. >> born in 1936, roy spent much of his youth in vernon, texas. i heard that he wrote his first song at 8. >> he definitely had his first radio show as an 8-year-old. he walked down with his guitar and said i want to play some

songs for you. by the end of the year, he had his own show. >> in 1955, a meeting with johnny cash sparks roy's musical career. and gets him an invitation to sun records in memphis, tennessee. not long after, roy marries his childhood sweet heart. they move to nashville and roy rockets to the top of the charts with a string of hits, including o "oh, pretty woman." was that a game changeer? >> people loved the song. it made him into an international superstar. >> roy and claudette have klee boys. roy dwayne, anthony, and wesley. roy can't ask for more. either professionally or personally. then in 1966, tragedy strikes. >> claudette and my dad were coming back from the drag races on their motorcycles. at the end of the ride, a truck

pulled out and claudette was killed instantly. >> as a 30-year-old widower with three young sons, he relies on his parents who live across the street, for child care. while he soothes himself by writing and touring. back in nashville, young wesley finds comfort in his father's songs. >> it's kind of how we would visit with him, because he was on the road all the time. so just all these -- we would go to those records and listen. >> while on tour in england in 1968, roy's drummer insists he go out and have some fun. at a nightclub, he meets 17-year-old beauty barbara jacobs. >> he ran into my mom and my dad looked over and said grab that girl, i'm going to marry her. >> they fall in love instantly, starting a long distance romance. just as roy is getting on his feet, he suffers another

devastating loss. on september 15th, a fire rips through his home in nashville. where was he when the fire happened? >> he was doing the last show of a tour in england. he was showing pictures of the boys and how happy he was to go home and there was a knock on the door and that's when he found out. >> roy's parents and 3-year-old wesley are able to escape. but his two older sons, roy dwayne, and 6-year-old tony, are killed. >> was it something your dad was able to talk about? >> i had gone back to interviews and what he said, if you look back and you're not a crazy person, you'll be grateful for what you did have and not what you don't have. >> it's barbara jacobs who helps him through his grief. in 1969, they marry and go on to have two boys. roy jr., and alex. for now, roy's career takes a

back seat to family life. did he encourage you guys to play? >> he didn't push us, he just left guitars around the house. >> had you always dreamt of playing with your dadsome >> always, yeah. >> as the '80s unfold, the entertainment world rediscovers roy orbison. linda ronstat covers a song. then in 1986, director david lynch chooses roy's song for his movie "blue velvet." >> david lynch loved his music. >> roy orbison is making a comeback. he's inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame with none other than the boss bruce springstein doing the honors. then he's introduced to john

petty. they start jamming at each other's houses. >> out of that was born the traveling willburies. >> their first record is released in october of 1988 and "mystery girl" is slated to be released in february. it's a milestone roy never reaches. on december 6th, 1988, he dies of a massive heart attack while visiting his parent's home in nashville. he's 52 years old. >> i was so crushed as a 12-year-old kid. there was such a loss. there's never a way to describe it in words. >> but those classic songs and timeless sound live on. orbison continues to be

irresistible. he leaves behind something very special to fill the hole left in his young boy's lives. >> the inheritance is strange, but the legacy is love. >> that's next. but first, our strange inheritance quiz question. what was roy's first number one single? e... it's a full day for me, and i love it. but when i started having back pain, my sister had to come help. i don't like asking for help. i took tylenol but i had to take six pills to get through the day. so my daughter brought over some aleve. it's just two pills, all day! and now, i'm back! aleve. two pills. all day strong, all day long. and now introducing aleve pm for a better am.

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>> what was roy orbison's first number one single? it is only the so what was roy orbison's number one single? b, "only the loney," it reached number two on the bill boards before going to number one in great britain. music legend roy orbison dies from a heart attack in december of 1988. he's 52 years old. at the time he's about to release a an album. >> from the outsider's perspective, this was a tragedy. i think my dad was already in a new career peak. >> the song "you got it" makes

it into the top ten. and in case you need a refresher, my trip to the cash cabin comes complete with a serenade from wesley orbison. ♪ >> i'm trying. ♪ ♪ ♪ anything you want, you got it ♪ >> roy orbison clearly passed down his love of music and that distinctive sound. but when their mother barbara dies in 2011, roy's boys are the sole heirs to his entire music library. in honor of both parents, they work on a re-release of "mystery

girl." this time they hope to produce a deluxe version with unreleased tracks. >> i realized we had unreleased material that no one had known what to do with it. >> roy's boys believed that somewhere in the massive archives, there must be a recording of a song they remember their dad singing around the house, a family favorite called "the way is love." >> it's a song that wasn't meant to be released. he just sang it under his breath. that was something coming out of him. >> alex decides this would be the perfect song to include. only one problem, he can't find the tape anywhere. and what amounts to 30 years worth of material. >> there was a large pile of stuff that wasn't cataloged. >> you said i have to dig in? >> i said look, whatever you're doing, we're going to get into

that vault and find this tape. >> did you have to listen to thousands of things? >> i've been in archives looking for everything for hours, and out of the entire thing, i leaned my hand up against the wall and i looked and i said look at this. >> after weeks of searching, the original cassette tape for "the way is love" is sitting right in front of him. filled with excitement, alex calls family friend john carter cash, son of the late johnny cash. >> he said hey, listen, i eave got this cassette tape of this song that nobody has heard before. however, it was an old cassette tape recording. it had tape warble in other words. the pitch would go up and down. ♪ >> the cash cabin's audio engineer chuck turner plays me that original cassette tape just

as alex discovered it. ♪ right the wrong >> as you can hear, all the artifacts of the analog cassette, the warble that john mentioned. >> desperate to perfect their father's voice on such a sentimental tune, roy's voice and john carter cash searched for someone who can restore the sound of their dad's singing the way it was. how far did you have to go? >> to the end of the internet, john carter had a meeting with one of our guys from sony. i said we have this project and he said oh, i know a guy who is in germany, who specializes in this kind of stuff. >> did the german folks get it right? >> they said there was nothing they could do. it was so heartbreaking. >> is all hope lost or has dad last his boys another surprise? is it a coincidence?

>> it gave me cold chils, like, wow. >> that's next. inheritance." >> which of here's another quiz question for you. which of the following artists covered roy orbison's "oh, pretty woman?" 73% of americans try...

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>> which of the following artist covered roy so which of the following artists covered roy orbison's "oh, pretty woman?" the answer is a. alvin and the chimp mungs. it's 2013 in nashville and almost 25 years since the

release of "mystery girl" album. his three sons want to package a 25th anniversary re-release, this time with bonus tracks from the music library they inherited. one ballad in particular "the way is love" has never been th low quality. ♪ and the brothers cannot agree on what to do next. >> i wanted to reit like that. i like the hit. roy, by himself, you can't beat it. i had an obstacle, what are we going to add to this? are we going to tamper with a masterpiece? >> are we doing good or going to put a mustache in the mona lisa here? >> the quality of the actual recording didn't pass the muster on its own. >> the audio is so bad they can't even be sure what the words are. >> as we were working on it, listening to the old recording, we're all struggling and writing down all these words.

>> just when it seems it's time to pull the plug on "the way is love" the team has a breakthrough. >> couple weeks go by and i'm in one of johnny cash's filing cabinets looking through song lures and lo and behold there are the lyrics to "the way is love". >> is it a coincidence or are you guys playing with us? that's amazing. >> yeah, really neat. gave me cold chills when i found the lyrics. it's like, wow. >> then comes a surprise call from those german engineers. using a new supercomputer, they find a solution to restore roy's vocals. >> remember what it sounded like before? ♪ >> so we took it from that and came up with this. ♪

>> wow. wow. gives you chills. >> yeah, it does. >> now that they've recovered their dad's voice, the brothers are ready to do something they have wanted to do since they were kids. record a song with their father. roy with his boys. >> i said i think we should play on this thing, what do you think? it was one of the little pauses and he said, sure, 100% we should do that. >> did anyone say that's a crazy idea? or you were all in? >> no, we were all in. >> everyone's finally ready to rock 'n' roll. roy jr., wesley and john carter cash agree to play guitar, alex will play drums and the boys will sing backup vocals. >> listening to it in its raw form, fixed up, with you guys added on, what could your dad say? >> the way is love.

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now back to "strange inheritance." >> it's spring 2014 outside nashville, tennessee, at the cash cabin studio. 25 years after the death of roy thanks to some cutting-edge technology, his sons have restored a home made recording he did of a song called "the way is love." take me inside that room when you hear your dad's voice from the heavens. >> it was just like hearing an old friend. >> it was surreal, but also a familiar feeling. >> as they prepare to record the orchestration and backup vocals,

they get an unexpected case of the butterflies. >> i was nervous the night before, i couldn't sleep. they had to drag me in to play guitar. that was like sky diving. ♪ i remember specifically thinking this is one of the toughest songs we could do. it's not quick. it's not technical, but it's free flowing. ♪ the way >> were there tears? >> tears of joy kind of. almost like climbing up to the top of a mountain or something and it's a sense of relief. ♪ >> just to hear the boys singing with their father after all these years is so inspiring, but it gave us a chance to get in -- >> just like your dad. >> yeah. it was our dad's work.

♪ the way love is >> the 25th anniversary edition of "mystery girls" is released on may 20th, 2014. box set includes a documentary directed by alex. >> we did a premiere here at nashville then we did one at grammy museum in l.a. >> wesley was like, man, now the album is out. when are we going to do it again? >> i can't even tell you how much it meant. the location is special and it's johnny's place. johnny was our godfather and still is. john carter is my first friend, my best friend. >> i think actually the parents would look down at it, we're just still kids playing around, playing a big boy's game. >> did this one twice. >> my trip to nashville wouldn't be complete without a private

guitar lesson from roy jr. that is. >> open, open, then there on the same string. you're jumping one string down. >> uh-huh. okay. got it. >> i think you actually can do this. >> one, two, four. >> two, five. >> two. where's five? >> right there. >> five. five. okay. >> you got that little -- >> one, two, four, two, five. >> that's it. that is actually it. >> am i on? remember i said he left behind music and previously unreleased material? here's the story. back in the early 1970s orbison became disenchanted with his record label mgm records and left. some of the albums he recorded with mgm were simply shelved, another project for roy's three sons and next generation of fans. i'm jamie colby for "strange inheritan inheritance." thanks so much for watching.

and remember, you can't take it with you. do you have a strange inheritance story you'd like to share with us? we'd love to hear it. send me an e-mail are go to our website, strangeinheritance.com. hello, welcome to "justice." i'm judge jeanine. thanks for being with us tonight. tonight isis continues its assault against christians. high opening statement on washington's inability to deal with the increasing threats to america. but first, the annual conservative political action committee, cpac, wrapped up earlier today with their traditional straw poll. here are the results. for the third year in a row, kentucky senator rand paul takes the prize with wisconsin governor scott walker finishing a close second. texas senator ted cruz came in third. followed by dr. ben carson and former florida governor jeb bush in fifth place. and this week we s