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.

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 ...

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 ...

It’s not for nothing that the official website of Roy Orbison calls him ‘The Soul of Rock ‘n’ Roll’. There was always something deeper, more personal and more affecting about The Big O than his early ...

This week in 1960: X-15 rocket plane set a manned record of 2,150 mph at Edwards Air Force in California; U.S. Senate ratified 12 Nation Antarctic Treaty; American-owned property in Cuba was seized by ...

John Lennon once famously stated: “Before Elvis, there was nothing”. In this comment, the former Beatle noted the revolutionary impact of the performer, who struck a chord with the world on the cusp ...

This weekend, on April 23, 2023, marks what would have been Roy Orbison's 90th birthday. The American rocker was enormous in the 1950s. The star - otherwise known as The Big O - was renowned for ...

Paul McCartney said Roy Orbison’s “Oh, Pretty Woman” came together while The Beatles watched. However, one of the song’s co-writers had a story that completely contradicts Paul’s. Notably, the song ...

Elvis Presley admired many other rock singers in the music industry throughout his career. But not many were as prestigious as Roy Orbison, the distinctive-looking rockabilly singer. Over the weekend, ...

Paul McCartney called The Beatles‘ 1963 tour with Roy Orbison a “historic moment.” It was the “Pretty Woman” singer’s first tour of the U.K. and The Beatles’ third. The Fab Four had yet to conquer the ...

Various artists, Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen. Nobody performs Leonard Cohen’s songs as well as their creator, though artists ranging from Jeff Buckley to Judy Collins to Joe Cocker have ...