Roy Orbison possessed one of the great rock and roll voices: a forceful, operatic bel canto tenor capable of dynamic crescendos. He sang heartbroken ballads and bluesy rockers alike, running up a ...

In a news article from the time, which was shared on the official Roy Orbison Facebook page, Cash explained that he had been “saved” from the grave by the ghost of another music legend, Roy Orbison.

Nearly 25 years have passed since Roy Orbison last prowled the Earth in one of his signature jet-black ensembles, with those trademark sunglasses perched on the bridge of his nose. The rock pioneer ...

Sixty-one years ago today, Roy Orbison was atop the UK Singles Chart with a song that would change US law forever.

Typically seen in sunglasses and pompadour, Orbison rocketed to fame in the late '50s and early '60s with a series of yearning rock 'n' roll hits that included rockabilly-inspired numbers like "Oh, ...

When biographer John Kruth writes that Roy Orbison’s “life seemed to mirror that of Job’s from the Old Testament,” he is not stretching too far to make a point. The singer’s first wife died in a ...

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 his autobiography Chronicles, Volume 1, Bob Dylan wrote a vivid passage about hearing Roy Orbison sing “Running Scared” on the radio back in the early ’60s. “He was now singing his compositions in ...

Roy Orbison’s final studio album, 1989’s posthumously released Mystery Girl, turns 25 this year. To celebrate the milestone anniversary, Sony Music Entertainment’s Legacy Recordings is releasing ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Roy's Boys LLC, the Nashville-based company founded by the sons of Roy Orbison to ...

Roy Orbinson Jr. and Asa welcomed their youngest, son Love, in April 2022 The Orbison family is growing yet again! Just ahead of Mother's Day, Roy Orbison Jr., 52, and wife Asa reveal they're ...

LOS ANGELES | Barbara Orbison, widow of rock n’ roll pioneer Roy Orbison, died Tuesday on the 23rd anniversary of her husband’s death, a family spokeswoman said. She was 60. Barbara Orbison died from ...