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 | Candy Man (Live) | Greatest Hits Live Vol.2 (Roy Orbison) |
2 | Pretty Paper | Roy Orbison: The Anthology |
3 | Blue Bayou | For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits |
4 | Leah (Live) | Greatest Hits Live Vol.2 (Roy Orbison) |
5 | Lana (Live) | Greatest Hits Live Vol.2 (Roy Orbison) |
6 | It's Over | For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits |
7 | Crying | For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits |
8 | Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel) | For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits |
9 | I'm Hurtin' | For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits |
10 | Walk On | Roy Orbison: The Anthology |
11 | Oh, Pretty Woman [mono] | Hear It Now! The Sound of the '60s |
12 | Mean Woman Blues (Live) | Greatest Hits Live Vol.2 (Roy Orbison) |
13 | Ooby Dooby | For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits |
14 | Blue Bayou (Live) | Greatest Hits Live Vol.2 (Roy Orbison) |
15 | Rockhouse | For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits |
16 | Running Scared | For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits |
17 | That Lovin' You Feelin' Again | Roy Orbison: The Anthology |
18 | Dream Baby (Live) | Greatest Hits Live Vol.2 (Roy Orbison) |
19 | Oh Pretty Woman | The Very Best of Roy Orbison |
20 | Cry | Pretty Woman |