After Orbison finished writing the song, he went into a room in his house, sat on the bed, said a prayer, and cried tears of joy.
In 1963, The Beatles were on the same tour as the “Crying” singer. George and Orbison didn’t get close, but Orbison’s influence on him and The Beatles is undeniable. In 1988, George and Orbison became ...
The legendary Roy Orbison is making a musical comeback from beyond the grave, taking the stage as a hologram. Orbison was 52 years old when he died of a heart attack in 1988, but now, a digital ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ” Twenty years after he died, Roy Orbison still can touch people with his piercing tenor. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, responsible for evergreen hits like “Oh, Pretty Woman,” ...
Plans to put a holographic likeness of the late Roy Orbison on stage have hit a snag in court. Orbison’s three surviving sons, who use the name Roy’s Boys, are suing Hologram USA over rights to ...
Petty was a fan of Orbison’s personality, not just his music. He explained that the other musician was kind with an unexpectedly good sense of humor. “Roy was such a gentle man and a gentleman,” he ...
Roy Orbison needed just one take to record the magnificent vocal to his ballad “A Love So Beautiful,” which would appear on his 1989 album “Mystery Girl.” When he finished, producer Jeff Lynne saw ...
Rock legend Roy Orbison is back onstage and getting ready to perform in Fort Myers. Not the REAL Orbison, of course. He died in 1988. Instead, this will be Roy Orbison’s hologram. “This is going to be ...
LOS ANGELES — Barbara Orbison, widow of rock n’ roll pioneer Roy Orbison, died Tuesday on the 23rd anniversary of her husband’s death, a family spokeswoman said. She was 61. Barbara Orbison died from ...
The family of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Roy Orbison — known for hits like “Oh, Pretty Woman,” “Crying,” “Only the Lonely” and “In Dreams” — has partnered with the independent production and ...