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	Roy Orbison
		Orbison was a steady presence on the radio during the first half of the Sixties.
		Pretty Woman,” by Roy Orbison, reaches Number One for the first of three weeks, making it one of the biggest hits in a year otherwise dominated by the Beatles and the British Invasion.
		June 6, 1966: Roy Orbison’s wife, Claudette - whom he’d divorced in 1964 and remarried in 1966 - dies after being hit by a truck on her motorcycle.
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	Roy Orbison - Music Downloads - Online
		Roy was a capable rockabilly singer, and had a small national hit with his first Sun single, "Ooby Dooby." But even then, he was far more comfortable as a ballad singer than as a hepped-up rockabilly jive cat.
		After a brief, unsuccessful stint with RCA, Orbison finally found his voice with Monument Records, scoring a number-two hit in 1960 with "Only the Lonely." This established the Roy Orbison persona for good: a brooding rockaballad of failed love with a sweet, haunting melody, enhanced by his Caruso-like vocal trills at the song's emotional climax.
		Roy, after all, was still writing most of his material, and his early MGM records were produced in a style that closely approximated the Monument era.
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	Roy Orbison - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Orbison was born in Vernon, Texas, the second son of Nadine and Orbie Lee.
		Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night, a fl and white Cinemax television special recorded at the Coconut Grove in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles in 1988, brought Orbison to the attention of a younger generation.
		Roy Orbison's vocal range was impressive (three octaves) and his songs were melodically and rhythmically advanced and lyrically sophisticated.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roy_Orbison (2333 words)

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		Master record producer and Orbison fan Don Was, commenting on Orbison's writing skills, said: "he defied the rules of modern composition." Songwriter Bernie Taupin (composer of many lyrics for Elton John) and others, referred to Orbison as far ahead of the times, creating lyrics and music in a manner that broke with all traditions.
		Roy Orbison's vocal range was impressive (he had a three octave range) and his songs were melodically and rhythmically advanced and lyrically sophisticated.
		Roy Orbison is one of only two singers to ever simultaneously have two Top 5 albums on the Billboard Charts (the other is Elvis Presley).
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	Roy Orbison
		Orbison was born in Vernon, Texas, the second son of Nadine and Orbie Lee.
		Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night, a fl and white Cinemax television special recorded at the Coconut Grove in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles in 1988, brought Orbison to the attention of a younger generation.
		Roy Orbison's vocal range was impressive (three octaves) and his songs were melodically and rhythmically advanced and lyrically sophisticated.
	www.allthingsorbison.com /biography (2213 words)

	Roy Orbison - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Master record producer and Orbison fan Don Was, commenting on Orbison's writing skills, said: "he defied the rules of modern composition." Songwriter Bernie Taupin (composer of all lyrics for Elton John) and others, referred to Orbison as far ahead of the times, creating lyrics and music in a manner that broke with all traditions.
		At age 52, Roy Orbison died of a heart attack while visiting at his Mother's home in Hendersonville a suburb of Nashville, Tennessee on December 6, 1988 before his last album Mystery Girl could be released.
		Roy Orbison is interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, California.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Roy_Orbison (1757 words)

	Legends Play Gibson - Roy Orbison: Rockabilly Caruso
		There was something haunted and otherworldly about Roy Orbison, something that existed far past the edges that Elvis skirted with “Blue Moon” and Charlie Rich flirted with on “Who Will the Next Fool Be.” He didn’t last long on Sun.
		Orbison left Memphis in 1958 and landed in Nashville, where he worked briefly with Chet Atkins at RCA, and wrote songs for Acuff-Rose publishing.
		Foster heard the power in Orbison’s voice, knew nobody had recorded it properly, and decided to frame Roy’s songs of lost love and loneliness with the reverb-drenched, string-heavy Nashville sound that Atkins had recently pioneered.
	www.gibson.com /backstage/200608/royorbison.htm (449 words)

	Roy Orbison - Voyager, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23 1936 – December 6 1988), nicknamed "The Big O", was an influential American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll, whose recording career spanned more than four decades.
		By the mid-1960s Orbison was internationally recognized for his ballads of lost love, rhythmically advanced melodies, three-octave vocal range, characteristic dark sunglasses, and sometimes distinctive usage of falsetto, typified in songs such as "Only The Lonely", "Oh, Pretty Woman", and "Crying".
		Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night, a fl and white Cinemax television special in 1988, brought Orbison a new generation of fans.
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	Roy Orbison
		The remarkable collection of work recorded by Roy Orbison is tied not to any one decade, but virtually to the entire lifespan of rock 'n roll.
		Orbison, nonetheless, found his niche with Foster's newly formed label, Monument, beginning with the 1960 hit "Up Town", one of the very first Nashville sessions to incorporate strings as opposed to fiddles.
		To compound this, Roy's private life was marred when, in the midst of reconciliation with his ex-wife, Claudette, she was killed in a motorcycle accident.
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	BrainDex the knowledge source - Free Online Encyclopedia - Roy Orbison (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) nicknamed "the big O" was an influential American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll whose recording career spanned more than thirty years.
		Throughout Orbison's stay at Monument Records, his backup band was a group of all-star studio musicians led by Bob Moore.
		Titled Mystery Girl, it was produced by Orbison and Mike Campbell (of the Heartbreakers), Jeff Lynne and one track by U2's Bono (who copies Orbison's trademark dark glasses).
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	Roy Orbison biography - 8notes.com
		Master record producer and Orbison fan Don Was, commenting on Orbison's writing skills, said: 'he defied the rules of modern composition.' Songwriter Bernie Taupin (composer of all lyrics for Elton John) and others, referred to Orbison as far ahead of the times, creating lyrics and music in a manner that broke with all traditions.
		Roy Orbison's vocal range was impressive (he had a three octave range) and his songs were melodically and rhythmically advanced and lyrically sophisticated.
		Roy Orbison is only one of two singers to ever simultaneously have two Top 5 albums on the Billboard Charts (the other is Elvis Presley).
	www.8notes.com /biographies/orbison.asp (1856 words)

	Roy Orbison - hotshotdigital.com
		Orbison had 15 more Top 40 hits with Monument, including 1964's "Oh, Pretty Woman" which made it to the top of the charts at the height of the British invasion.
		Orbison did not come back to the music business until the mid 80's when one of his songs was featured on a movie soundtrack.
		During the decade of his most creative songwriting, Roy Orbison contributed greatly to the development of the rock and roll genre, infusing his music with the sound of country music and his vocals with operatic flair.
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	Roy Orbison Summary (Site not responding. Last check: )
		On the heels of his first hit, Orbison cut a number of sides for Sun during the mid-to-late 1950s, and although his career as a minor rockabilly star was booming, he grew increasingly tired of this music and the energetic stage presence it required.
		By the mid-1960s Orbison was internationally recognized for his ballads of lost love, rhythmically advanced melodies, four-octave vocal range, characteristic dark sunglasses, and sometimes distinctive usage of falsetto, typified in songs such as "Only The Lonely", "In Dreams", "Oh, Pretty Woman", "Crying" and "Running Scared".
		At the direction of his second wife, Barbara, Roy Orbison was interred on December 15, 1988, in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, California.
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	Roy Orbison
		Roy Kelton Orbison was born in Vernon, Texas, on April 23, 1936.
		Orbison acquired the song "Ooby Dooby," from Wade Moore and Dick Penner, who had written it in fifteen minutes on the flat roof of a fraternity house at North Texas State.
		Orbison's group had been playing Ooby Dooby in a modified Texas swing style for nearly a year and it appears the first version was probably recorded near Wink while he was at home during the Christmas holidays.
	www.history-of-rock.com /roy_orbison.htm (1264 words)

	DVDFILE.COM: Roy Orbison's A Black & White Night review
		A Black and White Night is a fantastic concert video of Roy Orbison and "Friends." These friends are a dream band of backing musicians and vocalists that include Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello, KD Lang, Bonnie Raitt, and Tom Waits among others.
		It like having a video version of Roy's greatest hits, and the bonus is that this live performance is marvelously captured in 5.1 digital surround sound.
		Roy's voice was much more natural in the DTS soundtrack, as were the backup vocals by KD Lang, Bonnie Raitt, and Jennifer Warnes.
	www.dvdfile.com /software/review/dvd-video/royorbisonblackwhitenight.htm (556 words)

	VH1.com : Roy Orbison : Biography - Urge Music Downloads
		Roy was a capable rockabilly singer, and had a small national hit with his first Sun single, "Ooby Dooby." But even then, he was far more comfortable as a ballad singer than as a hepped-up rockabilly jive cat.
		After a brief, unsuccessful stint with RCA, Orbison finally found his voice with Monument Records, scoring a number-two hit in 1960 with "Only the Lonely." This established the Roy Orbison persona for good: a brooding rockaballad of failed love with a sweet, haunting melody, enhanced by his Caruso-like vocal trills at the song's emotional climax.
		Roy, after all, was still writing most of his material, and his early MGM records were produced in a style that closely approximated the Monument era.
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/orbison_roy/bio.jhtml (700 words)

	Roy Orbison Fan-Site
		Roy Orbison was a feelingful, sensitive man, who communicated what was in his heart better than anybody.
		Roy carried his sun glasses in the airplane and put his normal eyeglasses on the seat, because the sun dazzled him.
		Orbison's voice and incomparable songwriting were pivotal, as well as unmatched, in the development of rock and roll.
	www.orbison.de /e_fanseite.htm (2081 words)

	Roy Orbison
		inger, songwriter, and rock 'n' roll legend Roy Kelton Orbison was born April 23, 1936 in Vernon, Texas, to Orbie Lee and Nadine Orbison.
		Elvis Presley called Orbison "the greatest singer in the world." In 1963, Roy headlined a concert in England with an opening act made up of four of his biggest young fans, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.
		It was during this renewed success and interest in his talent that Orbison died of a heart attack the night of December 6, 1988.
	www.famoustexans.com /royorbison.htm (520 words)

	Roy Orbison Guitar Tabs and Chords: 51 Free Tabs!
		Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988), nicknamed "The Big O", was an influential American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll, whose recording career spanned more than four decades.
		By the mid-1960s Orbison was internationally recognized for his ballads of lost love, rhythmically advanced melodies, three- octave vocal range, characteristic dark sunglasses, and sometimes distinctive usage of falsetto, typified in songs such as " Only The Lonely", " Oh, Pretty Woman", and " Crying".
		Orbison's trademark sunglasses were a fashion statement arising from an accident early in his career.
	www.guitarmasta.net /o/orbison,_roy (287 words)

	DVD Review - Roy Orbison: Black & White Night
		Orbison decided to record it himself, and the result was a single that raced up the charts (on both sides of the Atlantic) to become a classic - only the first of many from the artist.
		Orbison's lilting voice and haunting melodies have influenced a great many of today's most talented musicians, and you'll find many of them performing on this disc, in honor of him.
		Note that this disc also includes a "concert scrapbook" of behind-the-scenes photos (rehearsals, and so forth), biographies of all the major musicians, a key note from Roy Kelton Orbison, Jr., very stylish animated menu screens, and the ability to access each of the songs in the program individually.
	www.thedigitalbits.com /reviews/royorbisonbwn.html (894 words)

	Ulli's Roy Orbison in Cling-film site
		Orbison in Clingfilm fans in Südseendefektbeinahnelnland, or as I believe you call it, New Zealand, should stand by for an important announcement in a week or so about the first New Zealand publication of my tome!
		Davidson's excellent song of Roy in Clingfilm Story 1 now has a new and more permanent home at this location.
		Stories of Roy in Clingfilm written by people who are not myself
	www.michaelkelly.fsnet.co.uk /karl.htm (395 words)

	Roy Orbison Tribute - Roy Orbison Tribute and Impersonator Mike Greenwood - HOME (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mike Greenwood as Roy Orbison is without a doubt the Northwest's finest Roy Orbison Tribute to be found.
		His performances are uncanny in the way he personifies the legendary Roy Orbison.
		Mike's purpose is to preserve and to share the wonderful songs of Roy Orbison.
	www.roy-orbison-tribute.com (158 words)

	Roy Orbison
		Orbison during his last RCA session had a conversation with the session bassist Bob Moore, who was buying part of a small Washington, D.C. based Monument Records.
		Orbison was on the brink of a major solo comeback when on December 6, 1988 he died suddenly of a heart attack in Madison, Tennessee, at the age of 52.
		Roy Orbison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
	www.history-of-rock.com /roy_orbisontwo.htm (1108 words)

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