Roy Orbison
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]
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Birth name | Roy Kelton Orbison |
Born | Vernon, Texas, U.S. | April 23, 1936
Died | December 6, 1988 Hendersonville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 52)
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Years active | 1953–1988 |
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Website | royorbison |
Discography
- Singles
- "Pretty Paper" (1963)
- Studio albums
- Lonely and Blue (1960)
- King of Hearts (1992)
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Orbison with his original thick-rimmed glasses (c. 1950s–1960s)
Orbison on the cover of Cash Box, September 3, 1960
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Billboard advertisement, September 12, 1960
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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."
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Orbison performing in New York in 1987
References
- ↑ "Roy Orbison: inducted in 1987, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum". rockhall.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- ↑ "Twisted Tales: Roy Orbison's Tragic Life (and Afterlife) of Sadness and Burnt Homes - Spinner". spinner.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2010.