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Roy Orbison

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…

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Born
Roy Kelton Orbison April 23, 1936 Vernon, Texas, U.S.
Children
5, including Alex
Died
December 6, 1988(1988-12-06) (aged 52) Hendersonville, Tennessee, U.S.
Formerly of
Wink Westerners · Teen Kings · Traveling Wilburys
Genres
Rock · pop · country · rock and roll · rockabilly
Instruments
Vocals · guitar

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Roy Orbison

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related to Sources · 91
Roy Orbison → Akenson, Alan, Albin, Albums, Alex, All Time, An Alternative Rock Masculinity, Analytical Essays, Anthony, Artists, Billboard Books, British Charts, Brown, Center Street, Charles, Clayson, Clayton, Complete Book, Country Music Annual, CRC Press
related to Early life · 44
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related to Discography · 36
Roy Orbison → Africa, Blue, Carl Perkins, Class, Cry Softly Lonely One, Crying, Gibson/Sweet Dreams, Hank Williams, I'm Still, In Dreams, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Laminar Flow, Lonely, Love, Memphis, Memphis Rock, Milestones, Oh, Orbisongs
related to Style and legacy · 17
Roy Orbison → Big, Caruso, Concert, Few, He, In Dreams, Many, Nashville-based, November, Orbison, Orbison's, Peter Lehman, Rock, Roy's Boys LLC, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The, Unchained Melodies
related to External links · 12
Roy Orbison → AllMusicRoy Orbison, Archived February, Hugo Keesing Collection, IMDbRoy Orbison, Marie Claire Australia, Maryland Official, Orbison, Performing Arts, Special Collections, The Big, University, Wayback Machine
Labels · 8
Roy Orbison → Asylum, London, Mercury/PolyGram, MGM, Monument, RCA Victor, Sun, Virgin
Genres · 5
Roy Orbison → country, pop, Rock, rock and roll, rockabilly
Formerly of · 3
Roy Orbison → Teen Kings, Traveling Wilburys, Wink Westerners
Instruments · 2
Roy Orbison → guitar, Vocals
Occupations · 2
Roy Orbison → musician, Singer-songwriter

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Roy OrbisonFormerly ofWink Westerners1.00infobox
Roy OrbisonFormerly ofTeen Kings1.00infobox
Roy OrbisonFormerly ofTraveling Wilburys1.00infobox
Roy OrbisonGenresRock1.00infobox
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Roy OrbisonGenrescountry1.00infobox
Roy OrbisonGenresrock and roll1.00infobox
Roy OrbisonGenresrockabilly1.00infobox
Roy OrbisonInstrumentsVocals1.00infobox
Roy OrbisonInstrumentsguitar1.00infobox
Roy OrbisonLabelsSun1.00infobox
Roy OrbisonLabelsRCA Victor1.00infobox
Roy OrbisonLabelsMonument1.00infobox
Roy OrbisonLabelsLondon1.00infobox
Roy OrbisonLabelsMGM1.00infobox
Roy OrbisonLabelsMercury/PolyGram1.00infobox
Roy OrbisonLabelsAsylum1.00infobox
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Roy OrbisonOccupationsmusician1.00infobox
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