Editor's note: This column is Part 2 on Roy Orbison and part of the continuing series on Texas musicians. Roy Orbison, by 1958 and still just 22, began to settle into a life of a sometimes performer ...

Here’s Bob Dylan, writing in his Chronicles, Volume One memoir, about hearing his future Traveling Wilburys bandmate Roy Orbison singing “Running Scared” on the radio, back when the song was new: He ...

The sons of Roy Orbison have collaborated on their late father’s official biography, with the intent of clearing up misunderstandings related to his life. Collectively known as Roy’s Boys, Roy Jr., ...

If you wanted to assemble a time-lapse movie of rock 'n' roll's development, you could begin by illustrating the way riffs have often defined rock's great songs and performances. Elmore James kicked ...

Fred Foster thought a young Roy Orbison—pale, scrawny and exceedingly reticent—was the antithesis of a rock star when the two met in early 1959. Orbison wasn't overly excited about meeting Foster, ...

“People often ask me how would I like to be remembered and I answer that I would simply like to be remembered.” - Roy Orbison “The Authorized Roy Orbison” not only remembers the legendary American ...

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Alex Orbison cried when he saw the image of his father performing on stage — nearly 30 years after his passing. Roy Orbison, the iconic rock ’n’ roll crooner who provided the title inspiration for ...

Here's Bob Dylan, writing in his Chronicles, Volume One memoir, about hearing his future Traveling Wilburys bandmate Roy Orbison singing "Running Scared" on the radio, back when the song was new: He ...