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.

The rock scene of the 1950s and early 1960s was full of artists who exuded traditional masculinity, but among them all, Roy Orbison rose through the ranks. In attitude, Orbison was shy and ...

WINK, Texas — West Texas has plenty of great marching bands to go along with Friday night lights, but when it comes to music, one man stands above the rest. Out in Wink, Texas, a museum honors the ...

This week in 1961: President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Krushchev were planning a summit meeting in Vienna; The Supreme Court upheld anti-communist laws in the U.S. and a young man from Vernon ...

Spring, 1988: George Harrison asks Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty to spend a day in the studio at Bob Dylan's L.A. house. The result is "Handle With Care." He liked the process so much that ...

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 ...