The ballard neighborhood. Its an upscale area once known for sawmills and commercial fishing, and just down the road is one mans strange inheritance and a story with a hollywood ending. My names barry martin. I inherited a tiny, hundredyearold house from a little old lady. If there ever was a realestate niche, this is one. Hi, barry. Im jamie. In frons little house. Yep, this is it his strange inheritance. Its just 600 square feet, and its now surrounded by a huge Shopping Mall a mall that the unlikely heir in this story helped build. Who leaves this to somebody . Well, edith left it to me. Edith . Yep. Love to learn more. Okay. Come on. Barry explains that when this house was built over a hundred years ago, ballard, washington, was the shinglemill capital of the world, with 20 mills producing 3 million shingles a day. There was fishing on elliot bay there, and the shinglemill industry, all along shilshole avenue here. Cass ocallaghan from the Ballard Historical Society tells me more. Did the neighborhood really change over the years . In about the late 30s, early 40s, the commercial district moved north and businesses moved out. Nobody wanted to be here anymore. With the exception, that is, of Edith Macefield and her retired single mother, alice wilson. Ediths early life is a bit mysterious. We know she was born in august 1921, and that her parents divorced shortly thereafter. During her 20s, edith disappears to england, she says, where she seems to have gotten married once or thrice. But, again, its hard to tell fact from fiction. [ camera shutter clicks ] by the 1950s, shes back in ballard, single, and working as a store manager for spic n span dry cleaners. Edith buys this house for her mother and the two name it whitewood cottage. Edith is able to pay off the 3,700 mortgage in just a few years. In her off hours, she babysits for nextdoor neighbor gayle holland. Hi, gayle. You know why im here to hear about edith. Ive got a lot to tell you. Come on in. Our street was very quiet and edith would play games with us. So she was older, but she loved to hang out with children . Oh, yes. Everybody liked edith. She would play her saxophone or her trumpet outside. We would sit and listen to her, and shed let us blow on her instruments. What a character they ask her about her past, and, oh, the stories she tells. I know she had a son who died of meningitis. Edith shares only a few sketchy details that the boy was born out of wedlock, that his father was jewish, that james macefield, a much older englishman, married her to help save the boy from the nazis. Its all very complicated. You see, edith was spying on hitler for britain at the time. Is it all true . Who knows . Gayle just loves hanging out with her eccentric neighbor, until her family, like so many others, abandons the area. So, you left and edith stayed. Yes. It was the early 60s when we moved away. In 1976, ediths mother, alice, passes away on the couch in the front room. Not long after, edith retires and spends her days watching greta garbo videos and listening to big bands on vinyl. More and more, whitewood cottage stands apart her oasis amid urban blight. By the 90s, homeless living in parked cars provide an edgy backdrop for the grungerock scene. But all the while, developers are slowly gobbling up ediths neighborhood, says realestate broker paul thomas. Each time a parcel came up on the market, theyd just quietly acquire it and let it sit in an llc, and they assembled the whole entire block, except for her house. Its in early 2006 when edith gets the knock at her door. Its a representative of kg investment management, which wants to put up a Shopping Mall. The developer makes a proposal they think the 84yearold cant refuse 750,000 what do you think the house was worth . 150,000. [ chuckles ] it wasnt worth very much. Edith could buy five whitewood cottages. Even so, she does refuse the offer. And the bulldozers roll around her. I have a picture when they tore everything down in the whole block and it was just her house in the middle of the block. Reporters catch wind of the story and turn edith into a local folk hero a steadfast champion against yuppification, standing up for seattles old neighborhoods, defying the encroaching chain boutiques, food courts, and those 6 lattes. Thats how they portray edith. And thats exactly who barry martin expects when he becomes construction manager of the mall. How did you meet edith . I always go visit the neighbors and give them my card so that if they have any problems, they know who to get ahold of, and i walked past her yard and introduced myself. She was actually very pleasant and said she was looking forward to the activity. Turns out, edith wasnt watching garbo flicks because she vanted to be alone. That becomes clear with ediths beautyshop appointment. She needs a ride, so she calls barry. Not exactly what he was thinking when he dropped off his card, but what the heck . He drives her. They get to talking. A lot of people thought that she was against development, and that wasnt the case at all. It was more she just didnt want to go through the exercise of having to move. Indeed, edith actually makes fun of the antidevelopment types, who, among other things, are trying to get landmark status for the local dennys. Ediths view things get built, things get torn down. Thats the way of the world. It wouldnt be their last car talk. Soon, barrys coworkers call him driving miss daisy. Could you rattle off for me some of the errands you were asked to do for her . I would take her laundry out to be done. We would go get her lunch. I would take her to all of her doctors appointments. She didnt pay you. No. She just needed it. Youre not a saint. Nope. But his wife and two highschoolage children surely have the patience of job, when barry spends more and more time at ediths. I made her meals three times a day, seven days a week. On the weekends, basically, id stay there, and if not, then i had made sure that somebody else was there. Barry isnt there one night when edith falls and lands in the hospital with broken ribs and a platoon of social workers insisting she should no longer live alone. Then tagteaming executives from the Development Company show up again with a deed ready to sign and another big fat check. They offered her 1 million and actually offered to buy a house for her in ballard and she refused that, also. 1 million for a little old granny and a new house in her neighborhood, and she says no. Yes. What would you have done . I would have probably taken the money and had somebody fanning me with big feathers and feeding me figs. The 84yearold seen here turned down 1 million payout. It just adds to the Edith Macefield legend a story that cant help but go national. Whats infuriating barry is that he believes hes cast as one of the black hats, trying to manipulate old edith into selling out. The truth, he says, is just the opposite. I promised her that, um, i wouldnt let them take her away and that she could stay there and die in her house. Thats a really big promise. It is. And it became a lot bigger deal than, you know, i had originally anticipated. Thats next. But first, our strange inheritance quiz question where was americas first indoor Shopping Mall built . The answer in a moment. [vet] two yearly physicals down. Martha and mildred are good to go. Heres your invoice, ladies. A few stops later, and it looks like big ollie is on the mend. It might not seem that glamorous having an old pickup truck for an office. Or filling your days looking down the south end of a heifer, but. I wouldnt have it any other way. Look at that, i had my best month ever. And earned a shiny new office upgrade. I run on quickbooks. Thats how i own it. My School Reunions comi fast. Could be bad. Could be a blast. Cant find a single thing to wear. Will they be looking at my hair . Wont be the same without you bro. When its go, go to choicehotels. Com. The site with the right room, rewards and savings up to 20 when you book direct. Book now at choicehotels. Com help individualize our Cancer Treatment . Now through advanced genomic testing, we may be able to pinpoint and diagnose what makes your cancer different, which can reveal precise Treatment Options that were not considered previously. With this important breakthrough at the intersection of science and technology, weve arrived at precision Cancer Treatment. The evolution of cancer care is here at Cancer Treatment centers of america. Call or visit cancercenter. Com to learn more about precision Cancer Treatment. Its b minnesota. The Southdale Center in edina, the countrys first fullyenclosed, climatecontrolled mall, opened in 1956. In 2008, 86yearold Edith Macefield and her whitewood cottage stand in the way of a Shopping Mall. Barry martins job is to build that mall. But hes also made it his lifes work to keep edith in her home. Barry didnt even know edith two years before. Now he just doesnt know what to make of her. She had a lot of stories to tell and she never really finished a story. But, boy, the way she drops names, youd think shes forrest gump. Like hitler she met him several times, ended up in a concentration camp, and was sprung by the fuhrer himself. Benny goodman her cousin, she claimed he gave her her clarinet. Tommy dorsey, the band leader once, when he was short on cash, she bought his sax. Mickey rooney she taught him dance steps. And so on. Barry has one thought ediths a wack job. I was thinking crazy old lady for a while. But in the winter of 2007, ediths health suddenly declines. Just as suddenly, the construction manager finds himself doing things he really never signed up for helping edith shower, use the bathroom, take her medicine, including insulin shots. A big question occurs to barry what happens when the mall is done and he moves to another job . What happens if edith lives to 100 . That wont happen. In april 2008, edith is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She declines treatment and, knowing shell soon need someone else to make her decisions, gives barry her power of attorney. Its a big responsibility. Did you really want it . I didnt really want it, and i didnt really understand exactly what all it meant. Uhoh. Yeah, uhoh. I said, do you understand the power youre giving me . And she said, why do you think i chose you . Did you know all along that you were going to get that house . No. I didnt know until after she asked me to become her power of attorney. Then she said that she wanted to redo her will at that same time. Barrys a bit sheepish, knowing many suspect him of angling for the house from the beginning. But thats her wish like her desire to die on the same couch as her mother three decades earlier. And on june 15, 2008, death does come as a friend to whitewood cottage. I promised her that i wouldnt let them take her away and that she could stay there and die in her house. Does it make you emotional . It does. Why . Um. Because i got to help her end her life the way she wanted to. The little house in the big mall is now barrys. But soon hell discover that, thanks to a hollywood blockbuster, Edith Macefield fans will claim it as their own. There were people out on the sidewalk taking pictures and leaving little notes and putting up balloons with messages on them. Thats next. Heres another quiz question for you. Youve met barry martin, the construction manager in this story. The answer after the break. [ soft music ] e. T. Phone home. When you find something you love, you can never get enough of it. Change the way you experience tv with xfinity x1. Shoah, ha ha. Ew artist. Show me top male artist. My whole belieber fan group. Its not a competition, but if it was i won. Xfinity x1 lets you access the greatest library of Billboard Music awards moments, simply by using your voice. The Billboard Music awards, live sunday may 22nd, 8 5 pacific, only on abc. Its a, John Ratzenberger. Just a coincidence hes a dead ringer for barry martin, the heir in this strange inheritance story. Its spring 2009, and barry martin is trying to figure out what to do with his strange inheritance a house he helped build a mall around. The owner, Edith Macefield, had died the year before, and barry assumes memories of her will fade, too. But then disney comes acalling. Its ready to release an animated feature called up. Its about a crotchety old man who, just like edith, refuses to sell his house to a developer. Disney wants to use ediths house to promote the film. They wanted to put balloons on the house for their premiere heuse and took a picture and thats how it became the up house. Did you think it was a good idea . I thought it was rather funny, myself, and then after i saw the movie, theres actually some photographs that look very similar to the picture in the movie. Soon, ediths cottage and that of character Carl Fredricksen are associated as one. There were people out on the sidewalk taking pictures and leaving little notes and putting up balloons with messages on them. And inspirational, it sounds like. Very. Inspirational to different people for different reasons. Kids loved it because they thought it was really the house from the movie. Youd see grownups crying on the sidewalk. She stuck to her guns, you know, even though she could have made a ton of money. This woman was kind of the last holdout. She wanted to keep her home, and thats huge. Its amazing. I cant believe that she held out. But by the time the movie up comes out, the nation is in a downer the great recession. And barrys real life is anything but a storybook fantasy. That was right about when we had our downturn. I was out of work. So, barry decides its time to sell ediths house. She once turned down 1 million for the place, but the window on that offer closed long ago. Did she tell you she would be okay with you selling it . Oh, yeah, and she told me to hold out until i got my price. What did you sell it for . I sold it for 310,000. [ Cash Register dings ] what did you do with the money, may i ask . Paid for my kids to go to school. I invested the money and got money back monthly, and it made my house payment. Thats not nothing. Plus, barry says the new owners planned in the spirit of up to raise ediths house 20 feet off the ground and make a public tribute to her below. But they run out of money, and the house falls into foreclosure. What was your role in all this . I was hired by the bank to sell the house for them. The bank includes a provision in the face of pressure from local Community Groups who want an homage to their folk hero. One of the terms of the sale was that each person was required to memorialize edith in some way. 38 offers come in, but its the 39th that wins at 450,000. [ Cash Register dings ] the buyer . The same folks who offered edith 1 million years before kg investments, now the manager of the Shopping Mall. They plan to knock the house down, eventually. So, ultimately, ediths house went to the organization that wanted to buy it all along. Well, its kind of neat in a way because she got what she wished for and the Shopping Center ended up being able to buy the property at a lot lower price than they originally had offered. Will they do anything to remember edith . The ownership has committed that theyll put up a brass plaque that memorializes edith. It will be just one more way the Ballard Community pays tribute to its folk hero. Theres also an annual Edith Macefield music festival. You can even get a tattoo of ediths house with the legend underneath steadfast. For the heir in this strange inheritance episode, thats further proof edith was misunderstood. Maybe even, hed discover, by himself. You must have learned an awful lot about edith once you started to go through her things. I learned a lot more than she had let me know. Thats next. Whats your strange inheritance story . Wed love to tell it. Send me an email or go to our website strangeinheritance. Com. Im caridee. Ive had moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis most of my life. But that hasnt stopped me from modeling. My doctor told me about stelara® it helps keep my skin clearer. With only 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses. Stelara® helps me be in season. Stelara® may lower your ability to fight infections and increase your risk of infections. Some serious infections require hospitalization. Before starting stelara® your doctor should test for tuberculosis. Stelara® may increase your risk of cancer. Always tell your doctor if you have any sign of infection, have had cancer, or if you develop any new skin growths. Do not take stelara® if you are allergic to stelara® or any of its ingredients. Alert your doctor of new or worsening problems including headaches, seizures, confusion and vision problems. These may be signs of a rare, potentially fatal brain condition. Serious allergic reactions can occur. Tell your doctor if you or anyone in your house needs or has recently received a vaccine. In a medical study, most stelara® patients saw at least 75 clearer skin and the majority were rated as cleared or minimal at 12 weeks. Stelara® helps keep my skin clearer. Ask your doctor about stelara®. My School Reunions comi fast. Could be bad. Could be a blast. Cant find a single thing to wear. Will they be looking at my hair . Wont be the same without you bro. When its go, go to choicehotels. Com. The site with the right room, rewards and savings up to 20 when you book direct. Book now at choicehotels. Com of bad breath germs for a 100 fresh mouth. With breath so fresh, its no wonder listerine® users feel ready enough to be in a magicians act. Kill 99 of bad breath germs. Feel 100 in life. Bring out the bold™ he has a sharp wit. A winning smile. And no chance of getting an athletic scholarship. And that is why you invest. The best returns arent just measured in dollars. From icy ocean waters. To your wildckitchen counter. Mon. When you cook with incredible ingredients. You make incredible meals. Get your first two meals free at blueapron. Com cook. Now back to strange inheritance. Barry martin doesnt just inherit Edith Macefields home, but Everything Else she owned. Wow, you must have learned an awful lot about edith, once you started to go through her things. I learned a lot more than she had let me know. And enough to question whether all her stories were as wacko as he once thought. Did she have a vivid imagination, or do you think most of it was real . Im a little im not quite you still dont know. I still dont know. Exactly. What did you find . Well, evidence that she was benny goodmans cousin this album, inscribed your cousin, benny goodman. And quite personal notes from alist actors clark gable, katharine hepburn, spencer tracy, and errol flynn. Theres charlie chaplin. Theres tommy and jimmy dorsey. Okay, okay nothing about meeting hitler or being a spy. Still, it dawns on barry that the most valuable thing edith bequeathed to him could be her story now his. I had an agent contact me about writing a book, and she actually talked me into doing it. You ever write a book before . No, never written a book before, and she got me a ghostwriter, and we did it that way. Whats the story . The story is basically about edith and myself and our little adventure and then the lessons that i learned. Under one roof gets barry a 75,000 advance from the publisher. And thats not all. Actually in the process of making a deal with fox searchlight. Did you ever think youd be making a book and a movie about all this . No. I just about fall down on the floor laughing because its hysterical to me. I think it could work. Im picturing a driving miss daisy type of guy meets a female forrest gump and they go on a reallife up adventure. And definitely got to give John Ratzenberger the lead. Theres a scene in the movie up that sounds exactly like one edith might have had with barry. Carl fredricksen, the man whose house the realestate Company Wants to buy, says to the construction foreman, tell your boss he can have my house. Really . Asks the foreman. Yeah, when im dead, growls carl and slams the door. Im jamie colby for strange inheritance. Thanks so much for watching, and remember you cant take it with you. A rock n roll legend. The crazy thing about roy orbison is, from 1959 to 1964, he had 21 top 40 hits. He dies too soon, with three young sons. He had secretly always wanted us to be musicians, but he wasnt gonna push. Does he send them on a Musical Mission from beyond the grave . And then i kind of rubbed my eyes, and then looked at this. He said, ive got this cassette of this song that nobody has heard before. Will this strange inheritance bring roy and his boys together again . Had you always dreamt of playing with your dad . Always, yes. [ chuckles ] mercy [ door creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] im jamie colby, and today im cruisin into nashville, tennessee. Music city. Im on my way to meet the sons of rock legend roy orbison. Turns out the man who gave the world oh, pretty woman, only the lonely, and you got it left his heirs an unexpected treasure, and possibly the opportunity of a lifetime. Im alex orbison. Even though my dad, roy orbison, passed away in 1988, my brothers and i, 25 years later, found something that would help us realize a lifelong dream. Alex hello. How are you . Im in hendersonville, just outside nashville, and alex has invited me to a musical landmark. Incredible. I cant believe im 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 the world. And the families were close . Yeah, our families go back to the 50s, when johnny and roy were roommates and labelmates at sun records. I cant 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 its also like home to roys 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 8yearold. He walked down with his guitar and knocked on the door, and he said, yeah, my names roy orbison, and i want to play some songs for you guys. By the end of the year he had his own show every saturday. In 1955, a fateful meeting with johnny cash at a local tv station sparks roys musical career, and gets him an invitation to sun records in memphis, tennessee. Not long after, roy marries his childhood sweetheart, claudette frady. They move to nashville, and roy rockets to the top of the charts with a string of hits, including oh, pretty woman in 1964. Was oh, pretty woman a game changer . People loved the song. It really made him into an international superstar. Oh, pretty woman roy and claudette have three boys roy dewayne, anthony, and wesley. Roy cant 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 had pulled out, and claudette was killed instantly. As a 30year old widower with three young sons, roy relies on his parents, who live across the street, for childcare while he soothes himself by writing and touring. Back in nashville, young wesley finds comfort in his fathers songs. Thats kind of how id visit with him, cause he was on the road all the time. So i would just always would go to those records and listen. While on tour in leeds, england, in 1968, roys drummer insists he go out and have some fun. At a nightclub, roy meets 17yearold beauty Barbara Jakobs. He ran into my mom. And my dad looked over and said, grab that girl. Im gonna marry her. The two fall in love instantly, starting a longdistance romance. Just as roys 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 in the night, and then thats when he found out. Roys parents and 3yearold wesley are able to escape. But his two older sons, 10yearold roy dewayne and 6yearold tony, are killed. Was it something your dad was able to talk about . Ive gone back through interviews, and what he said is if you look back and youre not a crazy person, then youd be grateful for what you did have, and not what you dont have. Its Barbara Jakobs who helps him through his grief. In 1969, they marry, and go on to have two boys, roy junior and alex. For now, roys career takes a backseat to family life. Did he encourage you guys to play . He didnt push us. He just left guitars all around the house for us to find. Had you always dreamt of playing with your dad . Always, yes. As the 1980s unfold, the entertainment world rediscovers roy orbison. Linda ronstadt covers blue bayou, and van halen pretty woman. Both become big hits. Then, in 1986, director david lynch chooses roys song in dreams for his film blue velvet. There again, my dads on the forefront of some groundbreaking thing cause david lynch loved his music. Roy orbison is making a comeback. Hes inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame with none other than the boss, bruce springsteen, doing the honors. And im just killing time and while roy works on recording a new album called mystery girl, producer jeff lynne introduces him to tom petty. The three, along with old friends bob dylan and george harrison, start jamming at each others houses. Out of that was born the travelling wilburys. Traveling wilburys, volume one, is released in october 1988, while mystery girl is slated for release in february. Its a milestone roy never reaches. On december 6, 1988, he dies of a massive heart attack while visiting his parents home in nashville. Hes 52 years old. I was so crushed as a 12yearold kid. There was just such a loss. Theres no no real way to describe it in words. But those classic songs and timeless sound live on. Orbison continues to be irresistible to hollywood. A year after his death pretty woman the movie makes Julia Roberts a superstar, and orbison becomes as big in death as he was in life. He also leaves behind something very special to fill the hole left in his young boys lives. The inheritance is strange, but the legacy is love. You got it thats next. But first, our strange inheritance quiz question. What was roy orbisons first 1 single ooby dooby, only the lonely, running scared, or crying . The answer in a moment. So, what was roy orbisons first 1 single . Its b. Only the lonely was released on march 25, 1960, and reached 2 on the billboard hot 100 charts before going to 1 in great britain. Music legend roy orbison dies from a heart attack in nashville in december 1988. Hes 52 years old. At the time, he was about to release a solo album, mystery girl. Though roys not here to revel in it, hes got another hit. From the outsiders perspective, this would be a tragedy that roy didnt live to see the success of this. I think my dad was already in a new career peak, where the guy was not walking down the street without getting mobbed. The song you got it makes it into the top 10 on the charts. Quiet on the set, all right . And in case you need a refresher, my trip to the cash cabin comes complete with a serenade from wesley orbison. I see a love that money just cant buy one look from you im crying. Okay . I drift away i pray that you are here to stay 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, roys boys are also the sole heirs to his entire Music Library. In honor of both parents, they work on a rerelease of mystery girl, which is coming up on its 25th anniversary. This time, they hope to produce a deluxe version with previously unreleased tracks. I realized that we had unreleased material that no one had really known exactly what to do with it. Roys boys believe somewhere in the massive archive there must be a recording of a song they remember their dad singing around the house, a family favorite called the way is love. The way is love is a song that wasnt meant to be released. He was just saying it, like under his breath. Just mumbling it, tapping. That was something coming out of him. Alex decides this would be the perfect song to include. Only one problem. He cant find the tape anywhere in what amounts to 30 years worth of material. We do have everything catalogued pretty well but there was a large pile of stuff that wasnt. There could be 5,000 cassette tapes, dat tapes. So you said, i have to dig in . I said, look, everyone, whatever youre doing, drop it. Were gonna go get in the vault and find this tape. Did you have to listen to thousands of things . I had been in the archives looking through everything for hours, and out of being tired, i had leaned my hand up against the wall, and then kind of rubbed my eyes, and then looked. And i thought, what is 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, ive got this cassette tape of this song that nobody has heard before. However, it was an old cassettetape recording. It had tape warble in other words, the pitch would go up and down. [ indistinct warbly singing ] the cash cabins audio engineer, chuck turner, plays me that original cassette tape, just as alex discovered it. And right the wrong because and as you can hear, all the artifacts from the analogue cassette the hiss, the warble john mentioned. Desperate to perfect their fathers voice on such a sentimental tune, roys boys and John Carter Cash search for someone who can restore the sound of their dad singing the way is love. 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, and i said, oh, we have this project, and were just going through these struggles. And he said, oh, well, i know a guy who is in germany who specializes in this kind of stuff. Did the german folks get it right . They said that there was nothing they could do. Your heart must have sank. It was so heartbreaking. Its almost like a roy orbison song. Is all hope lost, or has dad left his boys another surprise . Is it a coincidence or are you guys playing with us . It gave me cold chills. Like, wow thats next on strange inheritance. Heres another quiz question for you. Which of the following artists covered roy orbisons oh, pretty woman is it alvin and the chipmunks, the ramones, or lady gaga and tony bennett . The answer in a moment. When it comes to Small Business, shes in the know. So strap yourselves in for action flo Small Business edition. Oh, no im up to my neck in operating costs ill save the day for plumbers and bakers and scapers of lawn, shes got customized coverage you can count on. You chipped my birdbath now youre gonna pay not so fast i cover more than just cars and trucks. Action flo did somebody say insurance . Children flo action flo cut can i get a smoothie, please . Ooh they got smoothies . For me. Ooh they got smoothies . Put under a microscope, we can see all the bacteria that still exists. Polidents unique micro clean formula works in just 3 minutes, killing 99. 99 of odor causing bacteria. For a cleaner, fresher, brighter denture every day. [so i use quickbooks and run mye entire business from the cloud. I keep an eye on sales and expenses from anywhere. Even down here in the dark i can still see were having a great month. And celebrate accordingly. I run on quickbooks. Thats how i own it. So, which of the following artists covered roy orbisons oh, pretty woman . The answer is a. Alvin and the chipmunks recorded the song for their 1990 album, rockin through the decades. Its 2013 in nashville, and almost 25 years since the release of roy orbisons mystery girl album. Roys three sons want to package a 25thanniversary rerelease, this time with bonus tracks from the vast Music Library they inherited. One ballad in particular, the way is love, has never been heard in public. Alex hunts down the recording among thousands, but its very low quality. [ warbling ] id invite the whole wide world to come back to the school and the brothers cannot agree on what to do next. I wanted to just release it like that. I like the hiss. Roy by himself . You cant beat it. So, i had a little bit more of an obstacle. Like, what are we gonna add to this, or are we gonna tamper with a masterpiece . Are we doing good or are we gonna put a mustache on the mona lisa here . The thing was, the way is love, the quality of the actual recording didnt pass the muster on its own. The audio is so bad, they cant even be sure what the words are. As we were working on it, listening to the old recording, were all struggling and writing down all these words. Just when it seems its time to pull the plug on the way is love, the team has a breakthrough. A couple of weeks go by, and im in one of johnny cashs filing cabinets looking through song lyrics. And lo and behold, there are the lyrics to the way is love from roy orbison. Is it a coincidence or are you guys playing with us . [ laughs ] thats amazing. Yeah, its really neat. It gave me cold chills when i found the lyrics, just like, wow then comes a surprise call from those german engineers. Using a new supercomputer, they find a solution to restore roys vocals. Remember what it sounded like before . [ indistinct warbly singing ] so, we took it from that and came up with this. The way is love the way you love tonight the way of love makes everything all right wow. Wow. It gives you chills. Yeah, it does. Now that theyve recovered their dads 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 asked wesley, i think we should play on this thing, what do you think . And it was one of those little pauses, and he said, oh, sure. Thats yeah. 100 we should do that. Did anyone say, thats a crazy idea . Or you were all allin . No, we were allin. Everyones finally ready to rock n roll. Roy jr. , wesley, and John Carter Cash agree to play guitar. Alex will play drums, and all of roys boys will sing backup vocals. Listening to it in its raw form even, its magnificent. Fixed up, cleaned up, and with you guys added on . Wow. What would your dad say . The way is love. I mean its there in the title. About to fulfill their childhood fantasy, they feel something they never anticipated stage fright. My heart rate would come up, and i was thinking about playing to this big deal. Thats next. My School Reunions coming fast. Could be bad. Could be a blast. Cant find a single thing to wear. Will they be looking at my hair . Wont be the same without you bro. When its go, go to choicehotels. Com. The site with the right room, rewards and savings up to 20 when you book direct. Book now at choicehotels. Com listerine® kills 99 of bad breath germs. What it ke tnotr a 0feel00 esh . Don kno we swish listerine®. As do listerine® users. The very people we studied in the study of bold. People who are statistically more likely to stand up to a bully. Do a yoga handstand. And be in a magicians act. Listerine® kills 99 of bad breath germs so you can feel 100 in life. Bring out the bold™. Now back to strange inheritance. Its spring 2014 just outside nashville, tennessee, at the cash cabin studio. Cuttingedge technology, his sons have restored a homemade recording he did of a song called the way is love. Take me inside that room when you hear your dads 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 couldnt sleep. They had to drag me in to play guitar. That was like skydiving. [ roy orbison singing love is the way ] i remember specifically thinking this is one of the toughest songs we could do. Its not quick, its not technical, but its freeflowing. The way is love the way is love were there tears . Tears of joy, kind of. Its almost like climbing up to the top of a mountain or something. You know, theres just such a sense of relief. Makes everything all right just to hear the boys, cause thats the boys singing with their father after all these years, its so inspiring. But it gave us a chance to get in, be family, and spend time together. Just like your dads. Yeah, cause our dads were. The way of looooooove the 25thanniversary edition of roy orbisons mystery girl is released on may 20, 2014. The box set includes a documentary directed by alex. We did a premiere here at the belcourt in nashville, and then we did one at the Grammy Museum in l. A. Wesley was like, man, now the albums out. Like, when are we gonna do it again . I cant even tell you how much it meant. This location is special, and its johnnys 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 us. Were still just kids playing around, playing the big boys game. [ hums ] hit this one twice. My trip to nashville wouldnt be complete without a private guitar lesson from roy orbison. Junior, that is. Okay, watch this. Open, open, and then there on the same string. Then youre jumping one string down for two, five. Uhhuh. Okay, got it. Okay. I think you actually can do this. So thats one, two, four, two, five. Two. Wheres five . Right there. Five. Thats five, okay. Yeah, its got that little. So, one, two, four, two, five. Thats it. That is actually it. Yay [ claps ] [ laughter ] am i on . Oh. Remember i said orbison left behind other music and previously unreleased material . Well, heres 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 roys three sons, and his next generation of fans. Im jamie colby for strange inheritance. Thanks so much for watching. And remember you cant take it with you. Do you have a strange inheritance story youd like to share with us . Wed love to hear it. Send me an email or go to our website, strangeinheritance. Com the peoples house a familys legend. I can remember being a little kid and asking my father what it was. A centuryold mystery. He said, its from the white house. And i go, talking about d. C. White house . I was just stunned. The white house neither confirms nor denies. What do you see . Gold [ laughs ] lets investigate i scrape the paint layers down to the wood. And when you heard what it was worth . And sold [ door creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] im jamie colby, and today im in boston to meet an heir