Joe Orlando

Saying hello from a cold Jersey Central.

Winter.
Simple, straightforward, brutal.

“The simplicity of winter has a deep moral. The return of Nature, after such a career of splendor and prodigality, to habits so simple and austere, is not lost either upon the head or the heart. It is the philosopher coming back from the banquet and the wine to a cup of water and a crust of bread.”

~John Burroughs~
"The Snow-Walkers," 1866

To my Chinese family and Chinese and other Asian friends across the Unverse, Happy Year Of The Dragon!
May you prosper, may you have health!
I wish you strength for the challenges ahead. Blessings!

February 7, 1964 marked a turning point for a young boy from Brooklyn, offering him hope and inspiration.

Buenas tardes, queridos Facebookers!

Reporting from Jersey Central where it is flurrying with temps at 31°F, -1°C, with winds clocking in at 11pm w gusts up to 22mph.

Soooo…..
Instead of being out on the road, rockin’ & rollin’ with the illustrious Albert Lee and band, I’m sitting home. Why? You ask.

Well, I had a visit from our microscopic, spikey little buddy, Covid, and it requested that I keep it company for awhile and it made itself a home inside me. How thoughtful.

So here we are….
As we Latinos say….OY VAY! 🤨

Greetings from Jersey Central, queridos amigos!
32°F, 0°C with winds clocking in at 18mph gusting to 38mph!
Brrrrrrr…
Stay warm, folks!

Remembering Roger Wolford, drummer for The Cryers. 10 years gone.
Miss you.

Wishing my dear friend, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Terry Sylvester, formerly of The Hollies, a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

It has been and continues to be a great honor and privilege to share the stage with this stellar individual and performer!

LONG MAY YOU ROCK!

To Family and Friends across the universe…
May the light of love shine upon you and your loved ones.
Happy New Year.

❤️

Honoring our old big brother, mentor, teacher and bandmate, Denny Laine, with a super happy performance of, "Mull Of Kintyre", with Wings bandmate, Steve Holley and The Cryers.
A beautiful song, co-written by Denny and Paul.

Denny Laine "Mull Of Kintyre" @ Eddie Owen Presents Recorded live @ Red Clay Music Foundry 11/20/15http://www.eddieowenpresents.comhttp://www.dennylaine.com/http://www.omplive.comExecutive Producer: Eddie Owen...

My dad…
Fidel Orlando
June28, 1929 - December 15, 2011

Not a day goes by….

We will always cherish our time with Denny Laine.
Here's Denny with Steve Holley and The Cryers performing Denny's great tune from the "London Town" album, "Deliver your Children".

Denny Laine "Deliver Your Children" @ Eddie Owen Presents Recorded live @ Red Clay Music Foundry 11/20/15http://www.eddieowenpresents.comhttp://www.dennylaine.com/http://www.omplive.comExecutive Producer: Eddie Owen...

A hard week for many, but the best way to remember our friend, teacher, mentor, bandmate is by the music.
Here is Denny, his Wings bandmate, Steve Holley and The Cryers with a powerhouse performance of a cut from The Moody Blues first album, "The Magnificent Moodies" and a great Denny original, "Time To Hide" from the Wings album "Wings At The Speed Of Sound".

Denny Laine "I'll Go Crazy" (James Brown/Moody Blues cover) @ Eddie Owen Presents Recorded live @ Red Clay Music Foundry 11/20/15http://www.eddieowenpresents.comhttp://www.dennylaine.com/http://www.omplive.comExecutive Producer: Eddie Owen...

Encore! Encore!
Fantastic news, my friends!
The ABBEY ROAD ON THE RIVER BLACK FRIDAY EVENT IS GONNA ROCK FOR THREE MORE DAYS!
C’mon out and join THE CRYERS and other Fab bands from “ACROSS THE UNIVERSE” for 5 days of non stop rock & roll paying homage to the SWINGING SIXTIES and THE BEATLES!!
So hurry and get your ULTIMATE TICKET TO RIDE before “NOW” becomes “THEN”!

www.arotr.com

Beach walk with Mrs. O…

Some QT with Mrs. O. Somewhere in Jersey Central….

NEWS FLASH!
To all our friends near Boston and New York City!

Billy J. Kramer, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Terry Sylvester, formerly of The Hollies, and Joey Molland of Badfinger are coming together to sing their Top 10 hits and share stories of their relationships with John, Paul, George and Ringo and their careers!
I’ve gathered a stellar ensemble with Jeff Perholtz from The Newbees on guitar, Joe Bellia from The Weeklings on drums, and of course the amazing Belle Liao from the Cryers on keys and yours truly, Joe Orlando, from the Cryers on Bass to support these great artists for these shows!
Join us and The Lads From Liverpool at City Winery Boston on 1/29/23 and City Winery NYC on 1/30/23.

Hope you’ll join yours truly and my musical partner, Belle Liao, and our fab band, THE CRYERS, along with MICKEY DOLENZ, the voice of THE MONKEES, THE RASCALS, FELIX CAVALIERE & GENE CORNISH and some great bands from all over the world at
Abbey Road on the River, the world’s largest Beatles’ inspired music festival!
When? May 25 - May 29, 2023
Where? Big Four Station Park, Jeffersonville, Indiana
IT’S GOING TO BE EPIC!!!
www.arotr.com

Dear friends,
Yours truly will be calling in to www.thehistoryofrockandroll.net, later today, October 20th, at 1:15pm.
I’ll be chatting with host, Megan Paese Meg Rockradio about The Cryers and our long history performing with rock icons of the 60’s and beyond, such as, Billy J. Kramer, Denny Laine, John Ford Coley and our favorite music festival, Abbey Road on the River
Hope you’ll tune in!
Other guests include Rick Spina and Billy Sullivan!

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Ladies, gentlemen and children of all ages!
Yes, it’s true.....

THE CRYERS...
The guardians of the groove
The bastions of the beat

We’re bringing some hard Rock & Rollin’ back to the Midwest once again and we’re really excited to announce that we are performing at the biggest Beatles tribute festival in North America! Abbey Road on the River May 25-29, 2023 at Big Four Park Jeffersonville, IN! Check out the full lineup at www.arotr.com/lineup-2023. See you there!!!

Hey folks! Been awhile!
We're getting back to live performing!
Join me, Belle and my band of merry minstrels ROAD ON THE RIVER, Sept 2 - 6 in Jeffersonville, Indiana, The World's Largest Beatles Inspired Festival in the World!
See you there. It's going to be EPIC!

Greetings from Jersey Central!
Miss seeing you at the shows!
Hoping to be back out there soon!
Hope all are staying safe and healthy!

Hey folks! If you didn’t catch me last evening on CASWELL TONIGHT, you can watch the replay!
Fun interview with my old buddy, Caswell Cooke. Great chat about The Cryers and Caswell’s favorite subject, The Beatles! Gave shouts to ABBEY ROAD ON THE RIVER, photographers, John Hester and Brian Hughes!

Caswell Tonight | Singer/Songwriter Joe Orlando of The Cryers Caswell Tonight | Singer/Songwriter Joe Orlando of The Cryers

Tonight 8pm!

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCTLZiOPuq6qu3MT5XUVA8BQ

The Caswell Cooke Show

Hi Folks,
Yours truly, fearless leader,
chief cook and bottle washer of The Cryers, will be interviewed live on FB by Caswell
Cooke of Westerly Rhode Island.
Please tune in tomorrow, Wednesday May 6th,
8pm.
We’ll talk about my hair, play a few tunes...
It will be epic...(hopefully, I’ll be over my hangover by then)

Hey! I’m working here...! :)

THE CRYERS, Belle, Jeff, Wings’ Steve Holley and yours truly, will be hitting the Grand Central Parkway and heading towards The Island of Long this Labor Day Holiday for a weekend of PEACE, LOVE AND ROCK & ROLL for ABBEY ROAD ON THE ISLAND!
Join the hard rockin’ CRYERS, and a host of other great bands from ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, this September 4,5 & 6, at LIU’s, TILLES CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, in Brookville, New York!
Tickets on sale, February 28!

www.arotr.com
www.tillescenter.org

We’ve got it covered!
The beginning and end of summer!

ABBEY ROAD ON THE RIVER 2020 JEFFERSONVILLE!
The Cryers with Wings’ drummers, Steve Holley and Geoff Britton!

ABBEY ROAD ON THE ISLAND 2020
The Cryers with Steve Holley!

Perfect bookends!
Join us and a host of other amazingly talented folks!

On this anniversary of The Beatles first historic US visit, it’s the perfect time to invite and urge all you Beatles aficionados to come to ABBEY ROAD ON THE RIVER!
The World’s Most Amazing Beatles Inspired Festival on Earth and Beyond!!
The world’s greatest bands and fans travel THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD to COME TOGETHER for this celebration of the music that changed the world!
If you like you music hard rocking, creative and unique, The Cryers are definitely your cup of tea!
Join us! It’s going to be spectacular!
The Cryers! Joe Orlando, Belle Liao, Jeff Otis Brown, with special guests, formers Wings’ drummers, Geoff Britton AND Steve Holley!
Yes, folks, we’ve done it again!

Memorial Day Holiday, May 20 - May 25, 2020
Jeffersonville, Indiana!
YES WE’RE GOING TO A PARTY, PARTY...