Difference between revisions of "Roy Orbison"
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| − | Roy Kelton Orbison was born in Vernon, Texas on April 23, 1936. | + | '''Roy Kelton Orbison''' was born in Vernon, Texas on April 23, 1936. |
As a teenager he organized a band and appeared regularly | As a teenager he organized a band and appeared regularly | ||
on radio, moving to local television and before 21 years | on radio, moving to local television and before 21 years | ||
of age was recording for Sun Records, home of | of age was recording for Sun Records, home of | ||
| − | Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis. | + | [[Elvis Presley]], [[Johnny Cash]] and [[Jerry Lee Lewis]]. |
While his first Sun recording “Ooby Dooby” hit the charts | While his first Sun recording “Ooby Dooby” hit the charts | ||
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estimated seven million records plus worldwide. | estimated seven million records plus worldwide. | ||
| − | Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 1987 | + | Inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame]] in 1987. |
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Grammy Award winner Roy Orbison smoked most of his life, | Grammy Award winner Roy Orbison smoked most of his life, | ||
had a triple heart bypass in 1978 and at 52 years of age | had a triple heart bypass in 1978 and at 52 years of age | ||
suffered a fatal heart attack on December 6, 1988. | suffered a fatal heart attack on December 6, 1988. | ||
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Revision as of 22:41, December 29, 2007
Roy Kelton Orbison was born in Vernon, Texas on April 23, 1936. As a teenager he organized a band and appeared regularly on radio, moving to local television and before 21 years of age was recording for Sun Records, home of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis.
While his first Sun recording “Ooby Dooby” hit the charts in the summer of 1956, it was not until Roy Orbison moved to Monument Records that his first million selling hit, “Only The Lonely,” started his career in high gear in 1960, followed by “Blue Angel” and “I’m Hurtin’” that same year.
In 1961 “Running Scared” gave him his first #1 hit, a few months later “Crying” peaked at #2 and “Candy Man” also kept Roy on the Hit Parade. “Dream Baby,” “In Dreams,” Mean Woman Blues,” “Blue Bayou,” “Pretty Paper” and “It’s Over” each charted before “Oh Pretty Woman” gave him his second #1 hit selling an estimated seven million records plus worldwide.
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 1987.
Grammy Award winner Roy Orbison smoked most of his life, had a triple heart bypass in 1978 and at 52 years of age suffered a fatal heart attack on December 6, 1988.