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- Roy_Orbison abstract "Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988), also known by the nickname The Big O, was an American singer-songwriter, best known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country and western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis. His greatest success came with Monument Records between 1960 and 1964, when 22 of his songs placed on the Billboard Top 40, including "Only the Lonely", "Crying", and "Oh, Pretty Woman". His career stagnated through the 1970s, but several covers of his songs and the use of "In Dreams" in David Lynch's film Blue Velvet (1986) revived his career. In 1988, he joined the supergroup Traveling Wilburys with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne and also released a new solo album. He died of a heart attack in December that year, at the zenith of his resurgence. His life was marred by tragedy, including the death of his first wife and his two eldest sons in separate accidents.Orbison's vocal instrument bridged the gap between baritone and tenor, and music scholars have suggested that he had a three- or four-octave range. The combination of Orbison's powerful, impassioned voice and complex musical arrangements led many critics to refer to his music as operatic, giving him the sobriquet "the Caruso of Rock". Elvis Presley and Bono have stated his voice was, respectively, the greatest and most distinctive they had ever heard. While most male performers in rock and roll in the 1950s and '60s projected a defiant masculinity, many of Orbison's songs instead conveyed a quiet, desperate vulnerability. He was known for performing while standing still and solitary and for wearing black clothes and dark sunglasses, which lent an air of mystery to his persona.Orbison was initiated into the second class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 by longtime admirer Bruce Springsteen. The same year he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Songwriters Hall of Fame two years later. Rolling Stone placed Orbison at number 37 on their list of The Greatest Artists of All Time, and number 13 on their list of The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. In 2002, Billboard magazine listed Orbison at number 74 in the Top 600 recording artists.".
- Roy_Orbison activeYearsEndYear "1988".
- Roy_Orbison activeYearsStartYear "1953".
- Roy_Orbison alias "The Big O".
- Roy_Orbison associatedBand Class_of_'55.
- Roy_Orbison associatedBand Dick_Penner.
- Roy_Orbison associatedBand Traveling_Wilburys.
- Roy_Orbison associatedMusicalArtist Class_of_'55.
- Roy_Orbison associatedMusicalArtist Dick_Penner.
- Roy_Orbison associatedMusicalArtist Traveling_Wilburys.
- Roy_Orbison background "solo_singer".
- Roy_Orbison birthDate "1936-04-23".
- Roy_Orbison birthPlace Vernon,_Texas.
- Roy_Orbison birthYear "1936".
- Roy_Orbison deathDate "1988-12-06".
- Roy_Orbison deathPlace Hendersonville,_Tennessee.
- Roy_Orbison deathYear "1988".
- Roy_Orbison genre Country_music.
- Roy_Orbison genre Rock_and_roll.
- Roy_Orbison genre Rockabilly.
- Roy_Orbison instrument Gibson_ES-335.
- Roy_Orbison instrument Guitar.
- Roy_Orbison instrument Harmonica.
- Roy_Orbison instrument Singing.
- Roy_Orbison occupation Singer-songwriter.
- Roy_Orbison recordLabel Asylum_Records.
- Roy_Orbison recordLabel London_Records.
- Roy_Orbison recordLabel MGM_Records.
- Roy_Orbison recordLabel Mercury_Records.
- Roy_Orbison recordLabel Monument_Records.
- Roy_Orbison recordLabel PolyGram.
- Roy_Orbison recordLabel Sun_Records.
- Roy_Orbison recordLabel Virgin_Records.
- Roy_Orbison thumbnail Roy_Orbison_-_1960s.jpg?width=300.
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- Roy_Orbison alias "The Big O".
- Roy_Orbison associatedActs "Traveling Wilburys, Teen Kings, The Wink Westerners, Class of '55".
- Roy_Orbison background "solo_singer".
- Roy_Orbison birthDate "1936-04-23".
- Roy_Orbison birthName "Roy Kelton Orbison".
- Roy_Orbison birthPlace "Vernon, Texas, USA".
- Roy_Orbison caption "1960.0".
- Roy_Orbison dateOfBirth "1936-04-23".
- Roy_Orbison dateOfDeath "1988-12-06".
- Roy_Orbison deathCause Myocardial_infarction.
- Roy_Orbison deathDate "1988-12-06".
- Roy_Orbison deathPlace "Hendersonville, Tennessee, USA".
- Roy_Orbison description "Opening sample of "Oh, Pretty Woman" as recorded by Orbison in 1964, and as noted by Mick Jagger to be a direct influence on the opening of "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones".
- Roy_Orbison description "Sample of "Running Scared" as recorded by Orbison in 1961, featuring Orbison's natural voice hitting high A natural".
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- Roy_Orbison genre Country_music.
- Roy_Orbison genre Rock_and_roll.
- Roy_Orbison genre Rockabilly.
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- Roy_Orbison instrument Guitar.
- Roy_Orbison instrument Harmonica.
- Roy_Orbison instrument Singing.
- Roy_Orbison label Asylum_Records.
- Roy_Orbison label London_Records.
- Roy_Orbison label MGM_Records.
- Roy_Orbison label Mercury_Records.
- Roy_Orbison label Monument_Records.
- Roy_Orbison label PolyGram.
- Roy_Orbison label Sun_Records.
- Roy_Orbison label Virgin_Records.
- Roy_Orbison name "Orbison, Roy Kelton".
- Roy_Orbison name "Roy Orbison".
- Roy_Orbison notableInstruments "Gibson ES-335Fender Stratocaster".
- Roy_Orbison occupation "Singer-songwriter".
- Roy_Orbison placeOfBirth "Vernon, Texas, U.S.".
- Roy_Orbison placeOfDeath "Hendersonville, Tennessee, U.S.".
- Roy_Orbison quote "What separates Orbison from so many other multi-octave-spanning power singers is that he can hit the biggest notes imaginable and still sound unspeakably sad at the same time. All his vocal gymnastics were just a means to a powerful end, not a mission unto themselves. Roy Orbison didn't just sing beautifully—he sang brokenheartedly.".
- Roy_Orbison quote "[Roy Orbison] was the true master of the romantic apocalypse you dreaded, and knew was coming after the first night you whispered ‘I Love You’ to your first girlfriend. You were going down. Roy was the coolest uncool loser you’d ever seen. With his Coke-bottle black glasses, his 3-octave range, he seemed to take joy sticking his knife deep into the hot belly of your teenage insecurities.".
- Roy_Orbison shortDescription "American singer-songwriter".
- Roy_Orbison source NPR.
- Roy_Orbison source Stephen_Thompson_(producer).
- Roy_Orbison source "Bruce Springsteen - 2012 SXSW Keynote Address".
- Roy_Orbison spouse Barbara_Orbison.
- Roy_Orbison title ""Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison".
- Roy_Orbison title ""Running Scared" by Roy Orbison".
- Roy_Orbison website www.royorbison.com.
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- Roy_Orbison yearsActive "1953".
- Roy_Orbison description "American singer-songwriter".
- Roy_Orbison description "American singer-songwriter".
- Roy_Orbison subject Category:1936_births.
- Roy_Orbison subject Category:1988_deaths.
- Roy_Orbison subject Category:American_Christians.