Orbison had a career resurgence in the 1980s with several high-profile collaborations, including membership in the critically and commercially successful [[Traveling Wilburys]] with [[Bob Dylan]], [[George Harrison]], [[Jeff Lynne]], and [[Tom Petty]].
He was inducted in 1987 into the [[Rock and Roll Hall Of of Fame]] in [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]], [[Ohio]]. In 2007, he was posthumously inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame.
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 three weeks before [[Christmas]], 1988.