Roy Orbison
American musician (1936 -1988) · United States · Musicians · Died at 52
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Something wrong?Roy Kelton Orbison 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.
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Orbison in 1965, wearing thick-rimmed glasses
Orbison on the cover of Cashbox, September 3, 1960
Billboard advertisement, September 12, 1960
Orbison in 1967
Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis in a televised 1977 Christmas special
Orbison performing in New York in 1987
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Roy Kelton Orbison 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 with minimal motion and in black clothes, matching his dyed black hair and dark sunglasses.
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