Roy Orbison is American musician.

How did Roy Orbison die?

Roy Orbison passed away in 1988 (myocardial infarction).

Who is Roy Orbison connected to?

Roy Orbison is connected to: Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty.

Roy Orbison

Q: What is Roy Orbison known for?

Roy Orbison is primarily known as a(n) composer, actor, singer-songwriter, singer, vocalist, musician, bandleader, guitarist, Songwriter.

American musician

Born:April 23, 1936

Died:December 6, 1988

Age at death:52

Manner of death:Natural Causes

Cause of death:Myocardial Infarction

Zodiac Sign:Taurus

Children:5

Born in:Vernon, United States

Buried in:United States

Languages:English

Composer Actor Singer-songwriter Singer Vocalist Musician Bandleader Guitarist Songwriter

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Links

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Famous For

Notable Work

Oh, Pretty WomanCryingOnly the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)

Bands

Traveling Wilburys

Movies & TV

She's Having a BabyThe Fastest Guitar AliveRoadie

Books

California Blue

Songs & Albums

Oh, Pretty WomanCryingI Drove All NightClass of '55You Got It

Awards

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1998)Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1987)star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Roy Orbison

American musician

Biography

Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist known for his distinctive and powerful voice, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. Orbison's most successful periods were in the early 1960s and the late 1980s. Many of Orbison's songs conveyed vulnerability at a time when most male performers projected strength. He performed with minimal motion and in black clothes, matching his dyed black hair and dark sunglasses. Born in Texas, Orbison began singing in a country-and-western band as a teenager. He was signed by Sam Phillips of Sun Records in 1956 after being urged by Johnny Cash. Elvis Presley was leaving Sun and Phillips was looking to replace him. His first Sun recording, "Ooby Dooby", was musically akin of Presley's early Sun recordings. He had moderate success at Sun, but enjoyed his greatest success with Monument Records. From 1960 to 1966, 22 of Orbison's singles reached the Billboard top 40. He wrote or co-wrote almost all of his own top-10 hits, including "Only the Lonely" (1960), "Running Scared" (1961), "Crying" (1961), "In Dreams" (1963), "Oh, Pretty Woman" (1964), and "California Blue" (1988). After the mid-1960s, Orbison suffered a number of personal tragedies and his career faltered. He experienced a resurgence in popularity in the late 1980s following the success of several cover versions of his songs. In 1988, he co-founded the Traveling Wilburys supergroup with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne. Orbison died of a heart attack that December at age 52. One month later, his song "You Got It" (1989) was released as a solo single, becoming his first hit to reach the top 10 in both the US and UK in nearly 25 years. Orbison's honors include inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987, the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1989 and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2014. He received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and five other Grammy Awards. Rolling Stone placed him at number 37 on its list of the "Greatest Artists of All Time" and number 13 on its list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". In 2002, Billboard magazine listed him at number 74 on its list of the Top 600 recording artists.

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Quotes

“There goes my baby, There goes my heart. They're gone forever, So far apart. But only the lonely Know why I cry. Only the lonely.”

— "Only the Lonely"

“Just runnin' scared each place we go, So afraid that he might show. Yeah, runnin' scared, what would I do If he came back and wanted you?”

— "Running Scared"

“Saving nickels, saving dimes, Working 'till the sun don't shine, Looking forward to happier times On Blue Bayou. I'm going back some day, Come what may, to Blue Bayou. Where you sleep all day And the catfish play, on Blue Bayou.”

— "Blue Bayou"

Quotes sourced from the Wikiquote article "Roy Orbison", available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

Photos

Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Roy Orbinson ontving gouden plaat voor "Pretty Woman" in Singel concertzaal, Roy Orbinson (kop) Datum : 25 maart 1965 Trefwoorden : KOP, zangers Persoonsnaam : Orbinson, Roy Fotograaf : Nijs, Jac. de / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende : Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort : Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris : bekijk toegang 2.24.01.03 Bestanddeelnummer : 917-5752

"Blue Bayou" sheet music at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. Flickr Tags: ohio cleveland sheetmusic bluebayou rockandrollhalloffame royorbison. Flickr Tags: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Cleveland Ohio. from Flickr album "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" by Sam Howzit.

"Ladies and Gentlemen...The Beatles!", a traveling exhibit curated by the GRAMMY Museum® and Fab Four Exhibits, is open at the LBJ Presidential Library from June 13, 2015 through January 10, 2016. More than 400 pieces of memorabilia, records, rare photographs, tour artifacts, video, and instruments are on display, including John Lennon's missing Gibson J-160E guitar. The guitar is on display for two weeks only, from June 13 until June 29, 2015. Photo by Lauren Gerson.

Roy Orbison's glasses at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. Flickr Tags: ohio glasses cleveland rockandrollhalloffame royorbison. Flickr Tags: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Cleveland Ohio. from Flickr album "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" by Sam Howzit.

Star “Roy Orbison” at the Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, USA

Roy Orbison's guitar at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. Flickr Tags: ohio guitar cleveland instrument rockandrollhalloffame royorbison. Flickr Tags: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Cleveland Ohio. from Flickr album "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" by Sam Howzit.

Roy Orbison - 1957 Gibson Byrdland - Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum (2018-09-06 17.37.54 by Michael Gaylard).jpg

Roy Orbison in Albany, Georgia, 1984

Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Aankomst Roy Orbinson (Amerikaanse zanger) op Schiphol Roy Orbinson Datum : 25 maart 1965 Locatie : Noord-Holland, Schiphol Trefwoorden : AANKOMST, zangers Persoonsnaam : Orbinson, Roy Fotograaf : Nijs, Jac. de / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende : Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort : Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris : bekijk toegang 2.24.01.04 Bestanddeelnummer : 917-5744