Roy Orbison
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Biography
[Edit]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 amplified by peers such as Del Shannon and Gene Pitney, but also influenced future generations of roots rockers such as Bruce Springsteen and Chris Isaak, as well as modern country stars the Mavericks.
Orbison made his first widely distributed recordings for Sun Records in 1956. Roy was a capable rockabilly singer, and had a small national hit with his first Sun single, "Ooby Dooby." But even then, he was far more comfortable as a ballad singer than as a hepped-up rockabilly jive cat. Other Sun singles met with no success, and by the late '50s he was concentrating primarily on building a career as a songwriter, his biggest early success being "Claudette" (recorded by the Everly Brothers).
After a brief, unsuccessful stint with RCA, Orbison finally found his voice with Monument Records, scoring a number-two hit in 1960 with "Only the Lonely." This established the Roy Orbison persona for good: a brooding rockaballad of failed love with a sweet, haunting melody, enhanced by his Caruso-like vocal trills at the song's emotional climax. These and his subsequent Monument hits also boasted innovative, quasi-symphonic production, with Roy's voice and guitar backed by surging strings, ominous drum rolls, and heavenly choirs of backup vocalists.
Between 1960 and 1965, Orbison would have 15 Top 40 hits for Monument, including such nail-biting mini-dramas as "Running Scared," "Crying," "In Dreams," and "It's Over." Not just a singer of tear-jerking ballads, he was also capable of effecting a tough, bluesy swagger on "Dream Baby," "Candy Man," and "Mean Woman Blues." In fact, his biggest and best hit was also his hardest-rocking: "Oh, Pretty Woman" soared to number one in late 1964, at the peak of the British Invasion.
It seemed at that time that Roy was well-equipped to survive the British onslaught of the mid-'60s. He had even toured with the Beatles in Britain in 1963, and John Lennon has admitted to trying to emulate Orbison when writing the Beatles' first British chart-topper, "Please Please Me." But Orbison's fortunes declined rapidly after he left Monument for MGM in 1965. It would be easy to say that the major label couldn't replicate the unique production values of the classic Monument singles, but that's only part of the story. Roy, after all, was still writing most of his material, and his early MGM records were produced in a style that closely approximated the Monument era. The harder truth to face was that his songs were starting to sound like lesser variations of themselves, and that contemporary trends in rock and soul were making him sound outdated.
Orbison, like many early rock greats, could always depend on large overseas audiences to pay the bills. The two decades between the mid-'60s and mid-'80s were undeniably tough ones for him, though, both personally and professionally. A late-'60s stab at acting failed miserably. In 1966, his wife died in a motorcycle accident; a couple of years later, his house burned down, two of his sons perishing in the flames. Periodic comeback attempts with desultory albums in the 1970s came to naught.
Orbison's return to the public eye came about through unexpected circumstances. In the mid-'80s, David Lynch's Blue Velvet film prominently featured "In Dreams" on its soundtrack. That led to the singer making an entire album of re-recordings of hits, with T-Bone Burnett acting as producer. The record was no substitute for the originals, but it did help restore him to prominence within the industry. Shortly afterward, he joined George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne in the Traveling Wilburys. Their successful album set the stage for Orbison's best album in over 20 years, Mystery Girl, which emulated the sound of his classic '60s work without sounding hackneyed. By the time it reached the charts in early 1989, however, Orbison was dead, claimed by a heart attack in December 1988.
Title: Roy Orbison’s Many Moods (Remastered) / Roy Orbison's Many Moods (Remastered)
Artist: Roy Orbison
Genre: Rock
Collections
Title: Jukebox & Doo Wop Hits, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Jukebox Hits, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: The Love Hits, Vol. 5
Genre: Rock
Title: Vision, Hope, Love... Trinity Rose
Genre: Rock
Title: Ace Cafe the Rock 'N' Roll Years
Genre: Rock
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1956, Vol. 10
Genre: Pop
Title: Sun Records Story - Disc Three
Genre: Rock
Title: A Big Mix of Hits, Vol. 10
Genre: Pop
Title: Simply Rock'n'Roll Vol. Four
Genre: Rock
Title: Greatest Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 3
Genre: Rock, Rockabilly
Title: Country Hits
Title: Discover 60s Pop
Genre: Pop
Title: Jukebox Hits, Vol. 8
Genre: Rock
Title: 1961 Hit Songs, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Doo Wop & Pop Hits, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1961, Vol. 28
Genre: Pop
Title: The Oldie Hits Vol 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Essential Sun Rockabillies, Vol. 1
Genre: Rock
Title: Hitsville 62, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: W. (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Golden Oldies - Red Hot!
Genre: Pop
Title: Música De Películas / Musica De Peliculas
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 11
Genre: Pop
Title: Remembering Del Shannon
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Hits, Hits, & Hits, Vol. 3
Genre: Rock
Title: 6 Of the Best - 50's Pop Rockers
Genre: Rock
Title: It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Genre:
Title: 30 Years Of Pop 60's - Sugar, Sugar
Genre: Pop
Title: Soda Shop: Hits Of The 50s
Genre: Pop
Title: Johnny Cash - Roots & Branches
Genre: Country
Title: The Party Rockin' Hits of 1956
Genre: Rock
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1961, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Beat Generation
Title: Lovin Tunes 2
Genre: Pop
Title: In the Mood for Love, Vol.1
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock & Roll Pop Vol 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Sun Records' Greatest Hits
Title: Rock & Roll Is Here To Stay Vol 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: A Dusk till Dawn Halloween
Genre: Alternative
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Rare Wild Rock 50', Vol. 5
Title: Fab Oldies 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Fifties Songs, Vol 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Uma Rosa Com Amor
Genre: Latin
Title: Sharing Happiness Sharing Love
Genre: Pop
Title: A Mix Of Popular Hits Vol 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Sun Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 3 (Original)
Genre: Rock
Title: Sun Rock 'n' Roll Vol.3
Genre: Rock
Title: The Hits of 1956, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: The Rock 'N' Roll Explosion Vol. 2
Genre: Rock
Title: Music That Shook the World Up! - Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 2
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock&Roll Hits. Don´t Step On My Blue Suede Shoes.
Genre: Rock
Title: U.K. Number 1's of 1960
Genre: Pop
Title: Rockabilly Rock
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock
Title: The Hot Hits of 1959, Vol. 2
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: The Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971
Artist: Johnny Cash
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Best of Rock 'n' Roll & Jukebox Music: 100 Greatest Hits from the 50s & 60s
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: In Dreams (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Elliot Goldenthal
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Best of Rock 'n' Roll Music - 100 Greatest Originals Hits from the 50s & 60s
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: "Star Trek: First Contact" - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Hateful Eight (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Blue Velvet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Indecent Proposal (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Blue Velvet
Artist: Angelo Badalamenti
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Theatre/Soundtrack, Contemporary Folk
Title: The Very Best Of Emmylou Harris: Heartaches & Highways
Artist: Emmylou Harris
Genre: Folk Rock, Country, Country Rock, Progressive Country
Title: Summer In The City (CD2)
Artist: Dreamboats, The Miniskirts
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Pop Rock
Title: Love, Love Me Do (CD2)
Artist: Lemon Popsicles And Strawberry Milkshakes
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: The Best Of The Love Songs (CD1)
Artist: Petticoats, Dreamboats
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'N' Roll
Artist: Sam Phillips
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Rock & Roll, Country, Rockabilly, Pop