Roy Orbison Music
About Roy Orbison
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Although he shared the same rockabilly roots as Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison went on to pioneer an entirely different brand of country/pop-based rock & roll in the early '60s. What he lacked in charisma and photogenic looks, Orbison made up for in spades with his quavering operatic voice and melodramatic narratives of unrequited love and yearning. In the process, he established rock & roll archetypes of the underdog and the hopelessly romantic loser. These were not only amplifie... Read More
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Comments about Roy Orbison
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Stuart Matamata New Zealand |
09.28.08 Poppastu.N.Z. I Love the Big "O" My Son Tony Impersonates him. He made it to the finnals of Stars IN Their Eyes, in New Zealand. |
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lauraleedachshunds port talbot Unite... |
09.22.08 can you put indian wedding on list REALY BRILLIAND but hard to find MORRIS |
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lauraleedachshunds port talbot Unite... |
09.22.08 the best ever MORRIS |
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The B.I.V. Centerville, UT |
09.15.08 Thank goodness my Dad was a fan or I might never have known of Roy "the boy" Orbison. He's a legend! |
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blake Yucca Valley, CA |
09.07.08 roy, the best!!! enough said |
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hodges9870 Unknown |
09.04.08 I watched Roy's "Black and White" on tv. I don't think I have ever enjoyed a musical show, more. |
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mazen aranky guatemala Guatemala |
08.24.08 this is a real music with feeling.............. |
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brenda Ravenna, OH |
08.23.08 roy orbinson will never die as long as i live, pretty woman is one of the greatest songs on the face of this earth. ravenna ohio brenda |
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aloha.friday no w... Paia, HI |
08.23.08 ROCK N ROLL HEAVEN..... |
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Colorado Springs, CO
great artist love his music ,ROY ORBISON