Born: Vernon, TX, 1936
Years Active: 1968-1988
Member of: The Teen Kings
Influenced by: Elvis Presley
Genre: Rock & Alternative
Biography: Although he shared the same rockabilly roots as Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison went on to pioneer ...
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Jan 30 2009 10:00AM
by James Sullivan
Filed under: Twisted Tales
Spinner: Roy Orbison's exquisite voice was the sound of hard luck and shattered hopes. He had the sound first, on such pop-opera masterpieces as 'Crying,' 'In Dreams' and 'Only the Lonely.' The actual heartaches came later. Like his good friend Johnny Cash, ... Read moreNov 13 2008 10:00AM
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Feb 11 2008 10:00AM
by James Sullivan
Filed under: Wacked News
Spinner: When researchers from the University of New Mexico and Arizona State identified dozens of new species of slime-mold beetles in 2005, they probably didn't mean to flatter the men for whom they named the bugs after, among them President Bush, Dick ... Read more
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11/13/08
Roy Orbison Gives Kevin Bacon a Run for His Money In his song 'Thunder Road,' Bruce Spri...
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12/19/08
Pitchfork.tv: Johnny Cash [ft. Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Andy Kaufman, and more]: One Week Only: Selections From the Christmas Specials
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12/11/08
Roy Orbison: The Soul of Rock And Roll Didn't become a preacher, marry his cousin, or go...
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12/08/08
Behind Roy Orbison's 'Pretty Woman' All Things Considered , December 6, 2008 - Today mar...
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12/06/08
Mercy: Behind Roy Orbison's 'Pretty Woman' Audio for today's show will be available at a...
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11/28/08
Roy Orbison, Phish, Miles Davis fill boxed sets this season These songs were for the tee...
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11/18/08
Music review: Roy Orbison As part of rock 'n' roll's founding class, he was supposed to ...
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11/14/08
Six Degrees of Roy Orbison Forget Kevin Bacon, now it's all about Roy Orbison.
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11/13/08
Roy Orbison Gives Kevin Bacon a Run for His Money In his song 'Thunder Road,' Bruce Spri...
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10/07/08
4-CD set traces Orbison's arc Twenty years after his death, Roy Orbison still can touch ...
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10/03/08
Roy Orbison CD box set released Twenty years after he died, Roy Orbison still can touch ...
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09/25/08
NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Roy Orbison Finally Gets His Fitting Musical Tribute At last, there's...
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09/16/08
Roy Orbison - The Soul of Rock & Roll Unassuming in appearance, he became someone extrao...
Rolling Stone
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08/05/08
Roy Orbison set sports unreleased tracks Twelve previously unreleased songs highlight a ...
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05/30/08
Fuse Box 2008 Part II (Feature) I have a story about Alice in Wonderland and Roy Orbison.
PopMatters
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11/07/09
Liner Notables: The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison Note for note perfect, the lin...
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06/10/09
The Legend of Roy Orbison To many, Roy Orbison is best known for his highly successful s...
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01/06/09
Roy Orbison Rock Band DLC now available Delayed only a few hours from its traditional ea...
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01/06/09
Rock Band: Roy Orbison Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Bu...
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01/02/09
Rock Band Weekly: A Roy Orbison six pack Harmonix just confirmed that Roy Orbison and si...
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12/31/08
Music Review: Roy Orbison - The Soul Of Rock And Roll (Box Set) The Soul Of Rock And Rol...
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12/23/08
CMT says Roy Orbison coming to Rock Band CMT, the MTV-owned country music station, has l...
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12/15/08
Top box sets for '08: Genesis, Roy Orbison, Philly soul Black Sabbath, "The Rules of Hel...
Turn It Up - Chicago Tribune
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11/27/08
Music Review: Roy Orbison - The Best Of The Soul Of Rock and Roll The Soul Of Rock and R...
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11/13/08
Roy Orbison Gives Kevin Bacon a Run for His Money In his song 'Thunder Road,' Bruce Spri...
Spinner
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11/13/08
Free Roy Orbison CD-ROM from Star and Walmart are teaming up this week to bring you the ...
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10/28/08
Win a Roy Orbison Box Set Prize Pack The four-disc Roy Orbison box set The Soul of Rock ...
Rock and Roll Daily
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10/24/08
Music Review: Roy Orbison - The Soul of Rock and Roll It's hard to believe Orbison died ...
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10/01/08
The big voice For me, the most effective scene in the 1987 movie "Less Than Zero" comes ...
The Marquee - CNN
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09/30/08
New Album Releases 09/30/08: Creedence, U2, Roy Orbison, Jesus And Mary Chain, Tom Morello, Ben Folds, Todd Rundgren, Robin Thicke, T.I., James Taylor, Ani DeFranco, Dream Theater & More
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08/07/08
Four Disc, 107 Track Roy Orbison Box Set The Soul of Rock and Roll To Be Released September 23
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