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Roy Orbison

Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for his distinctive and powerful voice, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. Orbison's music is mostly in the rock music genre and his most successful periods were in the early 1960s and the late 1980s. He was nicknamed "The Caruso of Rock" and "The Big O". Many of Orbison's songs conveyed vulnerability at a time when most male rock-and-roll performers projected strength. He performed with minimal motion and in black clothes, matching his dyed black hair and dark sunglasses. Born in Texas, Orbison began singing in a country-and-western band as a teenager. He was signed by Sam Phillips of Sun Records in 1956 after Johnny Cash urged him to go to Sun. Elvis was leaving Sun and Phillips was looking to replace him. His first Sun recording, Ooby Dooby was a direct musical sound-a-like of Elvis's early Sun recordings. He had some success at Sun but enjoyed his greatest success with Monument Records. From 1960 to 1966, 22 of Orbison's singles reached the Billboard Top 40. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Orbison) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

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Oh, Pretty Woman

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Oh, Pretty Woman

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You Got It

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California Blue

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I Drove All Night (2022 Remaster)

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A Cat Called Domino: Rare Cuts from Roy

Album • 2024

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Mystery Girl

Album • 1989

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One Of The Lonely Ones

Album • 1973

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King Of Hearts (2022 Remaster)

Album • 2022

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Class Of '55: Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming

Album • 1986

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Roy Orbison Sings

Album • 1972

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Beginnings

Album • 2021

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Regeneration

Album • 1977

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Sing Elvis Presley & Others

Album • 2009

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Milestones

Album • 1973

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It's Over

2016

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You're My Baby / Rock House

1956

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Chicken Hearted / I Like Love

1957

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Sweet and Easy to Love / Devil Doll (feat. The Roses)

1957

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Ooby Dooby / Go Go Go (feat. The Teen Kings)

1956

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"OH, PRETTY WOMAN" - Roy Orbison on American Bandstand 1966

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Oh, Pretty Woman (Audio)

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Go! Go! Go! (Down the Line) (Live)

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Oh Pretty Woman

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I Drove All Night (Video)

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Pretty Paper

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You Got It (Live 1988)

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In Dreams

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California Blue

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You Got It

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Oldies Out Loud

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Standards Soundtracks

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'60s Drive

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Parked at The Point: Oldies Love Ballads

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