Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison
	Orbison in 1965
Background information
Birth name	Roy Kelton Orbison
Born	April 23, 1936; Vernon, Texas, U.S.
Died	December 6, 1988 (aged 52); Hendersonville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Rock; pop; country;
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter; musician;
Instruments	Vocals; guitar; harmonica;
Years active	1953–1988
Labels	Sun; RCA; Monument; London; MGM; Mercury/PolyGram; Asylum; Virgin;
Associated acts	Traveling Wilburys; Teen Kings; The Wink Westerners; Class of '55; Jimmy Buffett; k.d. lang; Bruce Springsteen; Emmylou Harris;
Website	royorbison.com

Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 - December 6, 1988) was an American singer. In 1987, he was named into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.^[1] Orbison was popular in the 1960s. He became less popular in the 1970s, but began to make a career comeback in the 1980s. However, as he was becoming more popular again, he died of a heart attack at the age of 52 in Henderson, Tennessee.^[2]

Discography

Singles

"Pretty Paper" (1963)

Studio albums

Lonely and Blue (1960)
King of Hearts (1992)

Roy Orbison Media

Orbison with his original thick-rimmed glasses (c. 1950s–1960s)
Orbison on the cover of Cash Box, September 3, 1960
Billboard advertisement, September 12, 1960
Orbison began performing while wearing sunglasses in 1963, later recalling that he "wasn't trying to be weird ... I didn't have a manager who told me to dress or how to present myself or anything, but the image developed of a man of mystery and a quiet man in black somewhat of a recluse, although I never was, really."
Trade ad for Roy Orbison's single "So Good".To better adapt it to his respective Wikipedia article, the ad was cropped and cleaned in a graphics editing program. The original can be viewed at the source below.
Orbison with Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis for a televised 1977 Christmas special
Orbison performing in New York in 1987
The Roy Orbison *exhibit in the Artist Gallery of the Musical Instrument Museum of Phoenix
Orbison, center (in white), performing in 1976