Roy Orbison
Latest Release
- A Love So Beautiful: Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- November 2017
- • 17 Songs
Top Songs
| 1 | Oh, Pretty Woman | ||
| 2 | You Got It | ||
| 3 | Crying (Album Version) | ||
| 4 | Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel) | ||
| 5 | Pretty Paper |
Albums
Feb 2017 19 songs
Oct 2016 26 songs
Jul 2016 20 songs
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- Get your 80s fix - San Francisco
- Hartford’s Variety Station
- The Capital District’s Greatest Hits
About
Biography
Although he shared the same rockabilly roots as Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison went on to pioneer an entirely different brand of country/pop-based rock & roll in the early '60s. What he lacked in charisma and photogenic looks, Orbison made up for in spades with his quavering operatic voice and melodramatic narratives of unrequited love and yearning. In the process, he established rock & roll archetypes of the underdog and the hopelessly romantic loser.... Read more
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