Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 ??? December 6, 1988), nicknamed "The Big O", was an influential American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll, whose recording career spanned more than four decades. By the mid-1960s Orbison was internationally recognized for his ballads of lost love, rhythmically advanced melodies, three-octave vocal range, characteristic dark sunglasses, and sometimes distinctive usage of falsetto, typified in songs such as "Only The Lonely", "Oh, Pretty Woman", and "Crying". In 1989, he was inducted posthumously into the National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame.
1 | Mean Woman Blues | For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits |
2 | Only the Lonely | Roy Orbison: The Anthology |
3 | Blue Bayou | For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits |
4 | Workin' For The Man | For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits |
5 | Ooby Dooby | Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] |
6 | Ooby Dooby | Roy Orbison: The Anthology |
7 | Oh Pretty Woman | Pretty Woman Soundtrack |
8 | Too Soon To Know (Live) | Greatest Hits Live Vol.2 (Roy Orbison) |
9 | Candy Man (Live) | Greatest Hits Live Vol.2 (Roy Orbison) |
10 | Pretty Paper | Roy Orbison: The Anthology |
11 | Candy Man | For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits |
12 | Oh, Pretty Woman | The Essential Roy Orbison |
13 | Ooby Dooby | For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits |
14 | Oh, Pretty Woman [mono] | Hear It Now! The Sound of the '60s |
15 | In Dreams | Roy Orbison: The Anthology |
16 | Leah (Live) | Greatest Hits Live Vol.2 (Roy Orbison) |
17 | Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel) | For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits |
18 | Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) | For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits |
19 | Oh Pretty Woman | The Very Best of Roy Orbison |
20 | Lana (Live) | Greatest Hits Live Vol.2 (Roy Orbison) |