Roy Orbison knew his strengths and limitations. His talent was his voice, liquid silver that he poured into the slowly curving contours of aching songs like no other balladeer in the 20th century. His ...

In 1963, The Beatles were on the same tour as the “Crying” singer. George and Orbison didn’t get close, but Orbison’s influence on him and The Beatles is undeniable. In 1988, George and Orbison became ...

Alex Orbison cried when he saw the image of his father performing on stage — nearly 30 years after his passing. Roy Orbison, the iconic rock ’n’ roll crooner who provided the title inspiration for ...

From a puff of smoke at center stage, the legendary crooner appeared, in dark glasses and a gray suit with a black shirt underneath, and his silver crusader cross necklace. He held a red Gibson guitar ...

In the early days, he even helped to write these songs, creating those melodies that soared ever skyward. Later in his career, he teamed up with younger collaborators who might have put the words in ...

Born April 23rd, 1936, in Vernon, Texas, rock & roll icon Roy Orbison would have celebrated his 84th birthday today. A pioneering artist in the Fifties whose distinctive look and operatic voice gave ...

Prior to his marriage to Barbara, Orbison was married to his first wife Claudette, with whom he shared three children: sons Roy Dewayne, Anthony King and Wesley. Tragically, Claudette died in a ...