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    • 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 music is mostly in the rock music genre and his most successful periods were in the early 1960s and the late 1980s. He was nicknamed "The Car… See more

    BornApril 23, 1936 · Vernon, Texas, U.S.
    DiedDecember 6, 1988 (aged 52) · Hendersonville, Tennessee, U.S.
    Children5, including Alex
    InstrumentsVocals · guitar
    Albums
    Early life

    Orbison was born on April 23, 1936, in Vernon, Texas. He was the second of three sons born to Orbie Lee Orbison (1913–1984) and Nadine Vesta Shults (1914–1992). Orbie was an oil-field driller who struggl… See more

    Career

    In 1949, Orbison (then 13 years old) formed the band Wink Westerners with school friends Billy Pat Ellis on drums, Slob Evans on bass fiddle, Richard West on piano, and James Morrow on electric mandolin. They played cou… See more

    Death

    Orbison performed at the Front Row Theater in Highland Heights, Ohio, on December 4, 1988. Exhausted, he returned to his home in Hendersonville to rest for several days before flying again to London to film two … See more

    Posthumous career

    Orbison's posthumous album Mystery Girl was released by Virgin Records on January 31, 1989 and became the highest selling album of his career. The biggest hit from Mystery Girl was "You Got It", written with Lynne and … See more

    Style and legacy

    Rock and roll in the 1950s was defined by a driving backbeat, heavy guitars, and lyrical themes that glorified youthful rebellion. Few of Orbison's recordings have these characteristics. The structure and themes of his song… See more

    Discography

    Studio albums
    • Lonely and Blue (1961)
    • Roy Orbison at the Rock House (1961)
    • Crying (1962)
    • In Dreams (1963)… See more

    Honors

    Rolling Stone placed him at number 37 on their list of the "Greatest Artists of All Time" and number 13 on their list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time'. In 2002, Billboard magazine listed Orbison at number 74 … See more

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