Roy Orbison: “River“ from “The Fastest Guitar Alive“

Posing as purveyors of a snake-oil elixir, Johnny and Steve are really Confederate spies out to nab a major cure-all for depleted rebel coffers: $150,000 in gold from the San Francisco mint. Roy Orbison in his feature film role as Johnny Banner, owner of a guitar that can twang a chord and riff bullets. The story elements - amiable indians (including Iron Eyes Cody) a wagonload of cuties tag along with Johnny and, of course, there’s that guitar. The tale agreeably frames seven tunes featuring rock and ro