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American musician
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Roy Orbison was an American singer, guitarist, composer, and songwriter. Born in Vernon, Texas, in 1936, he began his work period in 1954. He was educated at the University of North Texas and recorded for Sun Records, Asylum Records, MGM Records, and London Records. Orbison performed rock music, country music, rockabilly, adult standards, blue-eyed soul, and classic rock. He was known by the nickname "the Big O" and possessed a baritenor voice type.
Orbison received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and was recognized in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He had five children and died of a myocardial infarction in Nashville in 1988. His body was buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Vernon, Texas, USA
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 performers projected strength. He performed…
Known for
- Roy Orbison at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2023
- Roy Orbison Forever — Self (archive footage)2022
- McCartney 3, 2, 1 — Self (archive footage)2021
- Roy Orbison: Love Hurts — Himself (archive footage)2017
- Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30 — Self2017
- Roy Orbison: One of the Lonely Ones — Himself (archive footage)2015
- It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2015
- Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled — Self (archive footage)2014
- Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO — Self (archive footage)2012
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Light My Fire — Himself2009
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1936
- Active to
- 1988
Discography
- Ooby Dooby / Go! Go! Go!1956
- You’re My Baby / Rockhouse1956
- Chicken‐Hearted / I Like Love1957
- Sweet and Easy to Love / Devil Doll1957
- Paper Boy / With The Bug1959
- Up Town / Pretty One1959
- Blue Angel / Today's Teardrops1960
- I'm Hurtin' / I Can't Stop Loving You1960
- Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel) / Here Comes That Song Again1960
- Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel) / Here Comes That Song Again1960
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- Total plays
- 26,707,179
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Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, known for his distinctive voice, complex song structures, and emotional ballads. He was active primarily in the early 1960s and experienced a resurgence in the late 1980s. Orbison was recognized for performing with minimal movement, often wearing dark clothing, dark sunglasses, and styling his hair black. Born in Texas, Orbison began performing in a country-and-western band as a teenager. <
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Vernon
- Place of death
- Nashville
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Crying
- Genre
- rockabilly
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Mercury Records
- Discography
- Roy Orbison discography
- Official website
- www.royorbison.com
- Image
- Roy Orbinson ontving gouden plaat voor Pretty Woman in Singel concertzaal, Roy, Bestanddeelnr 917-5752.jpg
- Number of children
- 5
- Voice type
- baritenor
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- place of burial
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
- Commons category
- Roy Orbison
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1936-04-23
- date of death
- 1988-12-06
- topic's main category
- Category:Roy Orbison
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nickname
- the Big O
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
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- Traveling Wilburys
- name in native language
- Roy K. Orbison
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- social media followers
- 907000
- wears
- sunglasses
- end of work period
- 1988-00-00
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