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Roy Orbison (23 Apr 1936 - 06 Dec 1988)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (286)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Roy Orbison’s Greatest Hits 01 Aug 1962
  2. More of Roy Orbison’s Greatest Hits 01 Jul 1964
  3. Oh! Pretty Woman Nov 1964
  4. Orbisongs Nov 1965
  5. Roy Orbison 1965
  6. The Very Best of Roy Orbison 1966 1966 version
  7. The Original Sound 1969
  8. The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison 1972
  9. The Best of Roy Orbison 1975
  10. The Sun Story. Vol.4: Roy Orbison 1977
  11. Ooby Dooby 1981
  12. All-Time Greatest Hits 1986
  13. In Dreams: The Greatest Hits 1987
  14. Big 'O' 1987
  15. 12 of His Best 1988
  16. The Legendary Roy Orbison 1988
  17. For the Lonely: A Roy Orbison Anthology 1956-1965 1988
  18. Beautiful Dreamer 1988
  19. Rare Orbison 01 May 1989
  20. Monumental Hits 1989
  21. Best-Loved Standards 1989
  22. 20 Golden Greats 1989
  23. "The Big ‘O’: The Early Years 1989
  24. An Original 1989
  25. The Early Days 1989
  26. Our Love Song 1989
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Album

  1. Lonely and Blue 1961
  2. At the Rock House 1961
  3. Crying 1962
  4. In Dreams 1963
  5. There Is Only One Roy Orbison Sep 1965
  6. The Orbison Way Feb 1966
  7. The Classic Roy Orbison Jul 1966
  8. Sings Don Gibson Jan 1967
  9. Cry Softly Lonely One Oct 1967
  10. Roy Orbison's Many Moods 1969
  11. Hank Williams the Roy Orbison Way Aug 1970
  12. Big O 1970
  13. Roy Orbison Sings May 1972
  14. Memphis Nov 1972
  15. Milestones 24 Sep 1973
  16. I'm Still In Love With You 1974
  17. Regeneration 1976
  18. Laminar Flow 1979
  19. Mystery Girl 1988
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Album - Soundtrack

  1. The Fastest Guitar Alive 1968
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Album - Live

  1. A Black and White Night: Live 1989 (as Roy Orbison and Friends)
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Bootleg

Other - Compilation

  1. The Other Side of Roy Orbison 1986
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Relationships (8)

Member Of

  1. The Traveling Wilburys (1988)
  2. The Wink Westerners
  3. The Teen Kings

Supporting By

  1. Bucky Barrett guitar

Married

  1. Barbara Orbison (24 Mar 1969 - 06 Dec 1988)

Children

  1. Alex Orbison
  2. Wesley Orbison
  3. Roy Orbison, Jr.

Recordings by (862)

  1. Uptown 2:08 (1959) stereo
  2. Paper Boy 2:10 (1959)
  3. With the Bug 2:27 (1959)
  4. Pretty One 2:16 (1959)
  5. Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) 2:26 (09 May 1960)
  6. Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel) ?:?? (1960)
  7. Here Comes That Song Again ?:?? (1960)
  8. Today’s Teardrops 2:11 (1960)
  9. I Can't Stop Loving You ?:?? (1960)
  10. Blue Angel 2:44 (1960) mono
  11. I’m Hurtin’ 2:48 (1960) stereo
  12. Love Hurts 2:28 (Mar 1961)
  13. Running Scared 2:13 (Mar 1961) stereo
  14. I'm Hurtin' 2:44 (1961)
  15. I Like Love 2:32 (1961)
  16. I Can’t Stop Loving You 2:45 (1961)
  17. Bye-Bye Love 2:16 (1961)
  18. Cry 2:44 (1961)
  19. Come Back to Me (My Love) 2:29 (1961)
  20. Raindrops 1:53 (1961)
  21. Twentytwo Days 2:54 (1961)
  22. Blue Avenue 2:21 (1961)
  23. (I’d Be) A Legend in My Time 3:11 (1961) stereo
  24. I'll Say It's My Fault 2:23 (1961)
  25. Tryin’ to Get to You 2:35 (1961)
  26. Its Too Late 1:57 (1961)
  27. Ooby Dooby (Master single version) 2:12 (1961)
  28. Go! Go! Go! 2:08 (1961)
  29. Your're My Baby (single version) 2:06 (1961)
  30. Rock House (single version) 2:05 (1961)
  31. Sweet And Easy To Love (single version) 2:12 (1961)
  32. Chicken Hearted 2:16 (1961)
  33. A True Love Goodbye 2:19 (1961)
  34. Fool's Hall Of Fame 2:27 (1961)
  35. You Tell Me 1:33 (1961)
  36. I Give Up 1:57 (1961)
  37. One More Time 1:17 (1961)
  38. Lovestruck 1:24 (1961)
  39. The Cause of it All 2:26 (1961)
  40. The Clown 1:44 (1961)
  41. Domino 2:14 (1961)
  42. Claudette 2:12 (1961)
  43. Love Dumb Baby (fragment) 0:28 (1961)
  44. This Kind Of Love (undubbed version) 2:09 (1961)
  45. Trying To Get To You (undubbed version) 2:42 (1961)
  46. It's Too Late (undubbed version) 1:59 (1961)
  47. You're Gonna Cry (undubbed version) 2:07 (1961)
  48. I Never Knew (udubbed version) 2:21 (1961)
  49. Mean Little Mama (undubbed version) 1:57 (1961)
  50. Problem Child (undubbed version) 2:19 (1961)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Ooby Dooby 2:12 Roy Orbison & Teen Kings (01 May 1956) guitar
  2. Oh, Pretty Woman 2:58 Roy Orbison (Nov 1964) 12 string guitar
  3. A Love So Beautiful 3:33 Roy Orbison (1987) acoustic guitar
  4. Handle With Care 3:19 The Traveling Wilburys (18 Oct 1988) acoustic guitar
  5. Dirty World 3:29 The Traveling Wilburys (18 Oct 1988) acoustic guitar
  6. Last Night 3:51 The Traveling Wilburys (18 Oct 1988) acoustic guitar
  7. Heading for the Light 3:36 The Traveling Wilburys (18 Oct 1988) acoustic guitar
  8. Margarita 3:16 The Traveling Wilburys (18 Oct 1988) acoustic guitar
  9. Tweeter and the Monkey Man 5:27 The Traveling Wilburys (18 Oct 1988) acoustic guitar
  10. End of the Line 3:26 The Traveling Wilburys (18 Oct 1988) acoustic guitar
  11. Not Alone Any More 3:25 The Traveling Wilburys (18 Oct 1988) acoustic guitar
  12. Rattled 2:59 The Traveling Wilburys (18 Oct 1988) acoustic guitar
  13. Congratulations 3:29 The Traveling Wilburys (18 Oct 1988) acoustic guitar

Vocals

  1. Ooby Dooby 2:12 Roy Orbison & Teen Kings (01 May 1956)
  2. Fools Like Me 2:51 Jerry Lee Lewis (19 May 1958) choir vocals, background vocals
  3. Uptown 2:08 Roy Orbison (1959)
  4. Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) 2:26 Roy Orbison (09 May 1960)
  5. I’m Hurtin’ 2:48 Roy Orbison (1960)
  6. Blue Angel 2:44 Roy Orbison (1960)
  7. Running Scared 2:13 Roy Orbison (Mar 1961)
  8. Love Hurts 2:28 Roy Orbison (Mar 1961)
  9. Crying 2:47 Roy Orbison (1961)
  10. I Like Love 2:32 Roy Orbison (1961)
  11. I Can’t Stop Loving You 2:45 Roy Orbison (1961)
  12. Dream Baby 2:34 Roy Orbison (10 Feb 1962)
  13. The Crowd 2:23 Roy Orbison (Jun 1962)
  14. Leah 2:41 Roy Orbison (1962)
  15. Falling 2:23 Roy Orbison (25 May 1963)
  16. Pretty Paper 2:47 Roy Orbison (Nov 1963)
  17. Blue Bayou 2:30 Roy Orbison (1963)
  18. It’s Over 2:48 Roy Orbison (Apr 1964)
  19. Oh, Pretty Woman 2:58 Roy Orbison (Nov 1964) lead vocals
  20. (Say) You’re My Girl 2:48 Roy Orbison (Nov 1965)
  21. Go, Go, Go (Move on Down the Line) 2:05 Roy Orbison (Jul 1974)
  22. Big Train (From Memphis) 7:58 Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison & Johnny Cash (1986) other vocals
  23. Crying 3:48 Roy Orbison & k.d. lang (1987)
  24. A Love So Beautiful 3:33 Roy Orbison (1987) lead vocals, background vocals
  25. Dirty World 3:29 The Traveling Wilburys (18 Oct 1988) background vocals
  26. Rattled 2:59 The Traveling Wilburys (18 Oct 1988) background vocals
  27. Heading for the Light 3:36 The Traveling Wilburys (18 Oct 1988) background vocals
  28. Congratulations 3:29 The Traveling Wilburys (18 Oct 1988) background vocals
  29. Not Alone Any More 3:25 The Traveling Wilburys (18 Oct 1988) lead vocals, background vocals
  30. Handle With Care 3:19 The Traveling Wilburys (18 Oct 1988) lead vocals, background vocals
  31. Tweeter and the Monkey Man 5:27 The Traveling Wilburys (18 Oct 1988) background vocals
  32. End of the Line 3:26 The Traveling Wilburys (18 Oct 1988) lead vocals, background vocals
  33. Margarita 3:16 The Traveling Wilburys (18 Oct 1988) background vocals
  34. Last Night 3:51 The Traveling Wilburys (18 Oct 1988) lead vocals, background vocals
  35. The Comedians 3:26 Roy Orbison (1988) lead vocals
  36. Windsurfer 4:02 Roy Orbison (1988) lead vocals, background vocals

Produced

  1. Windsurfer 4:02 Roy Orbison (1988)

Credited as (87)

  1. Roy Orbison
  2. Emmylou Harris & Roy Orbison
  3. Roy Orbison & k.d. lang
  4. Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison & Johnny Cash
  5. Ken Cook & Roy Orbison
  6. Roy Orbison feat. Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins
  7. Roy Orbison feat. k.d. lang
  8. Emmylou Harris feat. Roy Orbison
  9. Jessi Colter feat. Waylon Jennings & Roy Orbison
  10. Hayden Thompson feat. Roy Orbison
  11. Roy Orbison feat. Emmylou Harris
  12. Roy Orbison / Jerry Lee Lewis / Tommy Roe
  13. Jerry Lee Lewis with Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison & Carl Perkins
  14. Roy Orbison & Joe Melson
  15. Roy Orbison & William Dees
  16. Roy Orbison and Emmylou Harris
  17. Roy Orbison & The Roses
  18. Roy Orbison and The Teen Kings
  19. k.d. lang feat. Roy Orbison
  20. Roy Orbison & The Teen Kings
  21. k.d. lang with Roy Orbison
  22. Roy Orbison & Emmylou Harris
  23. Johnny Cash with Roy Orbison
  24. Roy Orbison with Bob Moore’s Orch. & Chorus
  25. Roy Orbison Duet with Emmylou Harris
  26. Roy Orbison Duet with k.d. lang
  27. Roy Orbison and Teen Kings
  28. Roy Orbison & Teen Kings
  29. Conway Twitty with Roy Orbison
  30. The Teen Kings with Roy Orbison
  31. Roy Orbison &Ken Cook
  32. Roy Orbison & Sonny Burgess
  33. Roy Orbison & Hayden Thompson
  34. Roy Orbison / Hank Williams, Jr.
  35. Roy Orbison & The Teen Queens
  36. Roy Orbison with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  37. Roy Orbison with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, duet with Ward Thomas
  38. Bruce Springsteen with Roy Orbison
  39. Roy Orbison and The Roses
  40. Roy Orbison & Paul Anka
  41. Various Artists featuring Tom Jones, Roger Daltrey, Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Van Morrison
  42. Hayden Thompson with Roy Orbison and Slim Rhodes
  43. Roy Orbison with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Cam
  44. Roy Orbison feat. The Teen Queens
  45. Roy Orbison & The Teen Queens
  46. Roy Orbison & Larry Gatlin & Barry Gibb
  47. Roy Orbison & Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins
  48. Roy Orbison & Bono
  49. Roy Orbison & Johnny Cash
  50. Roy Orbison, k.d. lang
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Works (185)

Wrote

  1. Karli, foahr mit'n Zug
  2. Till the Heart Caves In
  3. Cat Called Domino
  4. Eenzaam voor altijd
  5. Oh Pretty Woman
  6. You're the One
  7. Je t’aime
  8. Lana
  9. Vaag en stil
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Composed

  1. Leah (1962)
  2. Working for the Man (1962)
  3. Handle With Care (03 Apr 1988)
  4. End of the Line (May 1988)
  5. Heading for the Light (May 1988)
  6. Tweeter and the Monkey Man (May 1988)
  7. Rattled (May 1988)
  8. Dirty World (May 1988)
  9. Like a Ship (May 1988)
  10. Last Night (May 1988)
  11. Margarita (May 1988)
  12. Not Alone Any More (May 1988)
  13. Een droom
  14. Blue Bayou
  15. 尋夢
  16. Oh, Pretty Woman
  17. A Love So Beautiful
  18. You Tell Me
  19. Das schöne Spiel
  20. Indian Wedding
  21. Ik mis je zo
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Lyrics

  1. Running Scared (1961)
  2. Crying (1961)
  3. Das schöne Spiel (1961)
  4. Working for the Man (1962)
  5. Leah (1962)
  6. Falling (1963)
  7. Blue Bayou (1963)
  8. Handle With Care (03 Apr 1988)
  9. Tweeter and the Monkey Man (May 1988) additional
  10. Rattled (May 1988)
  11. Like a Ship (May 1988)
  12. Dirty World (May 1988)
  13. Margarita (May 1988)
  14. End of the Line (May 1988)
  15. Heading for the Light (May 1988)
  16. Last Night (May 1988)
  17. Not Alone Any More (May 1988)
  18. In Dreams
  19. Een droom
  20. You Tell Me
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Events (2)

Main Performer At

  1. 1987‐09‐30: Cocoanut Grove, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  2. The 1987 Induction Ceremony

Links (38)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.royorbison.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/118937758
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138981121
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87128095
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n87128095
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6x0700v
  6. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/roy_orbison
  7. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/roy-orbison/
  8. https://imvdb.com/n/roy-orbison
  9. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/334771

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-4579/roy-orbison/lyrics.html
  2. https://genius.com/artists/Roy-orbison

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Roy+Orbison

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/84028

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/444639
  2. https://www.discogs.com/artist/145072

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000852007

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0649413/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/71578923

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188426

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/1571

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/1892
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/0JDkhL4rjiPNEp92jAgJnS

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/198798

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/1079
  2. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/198798

Biographies

  1. https://tims.blackcat.nl/messages/roy_orbison.htm

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roy_Orbison_(1965).jpg

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/0bbbc496-c7b5-4b3f-bb6d-bd312827d6e5

Discography Pages

  1. http://www.rocky-52.net/chanteurso/orbison_r.htm
  2. http://rcs-discography.com/rcs/artist.php?key=orbi1000

Social Networking

  1. https://twitter.com/royorbison
  2. https://www.instagram.com/officialroyorbison/
  3. https://www.pinterest.com/royorbison/
  4. https://www.facebook.com/royorbison

Soundcloud

  1. https://soundcloud.com/royorbison

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/royorbison

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/user/RoyOrbison