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 | That Lovin' You Feelin' Again | Roy Orbison: The Anthology |
2 | Pretty Paper | Roy Orbison: The Anthology |
3 | Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel) | For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits |
4 | Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) | For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits |
5 | Ooby Dooby | Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] |
6 | Bye Bye Love | Pretty Woman |
7 | Crying | For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits |
8 | Mean Woman Blues | For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits |
9 | Running Scared | For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits |
10 | I Like Love | Pretty Woman |
11 | Ooby Dooby (Live) | Greatest Hits Live Vol.2 (Roy Orbison) |
12 | Up Town | For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits |
13 | Oh, Pretty Woman | The Essential Roy Orbison |
14 | Lana (Live) | Greatest Hits Live Vol.2 (Roy Orbison) |
15 | Oh Pretty Woman | The Very Best of Roy Orbison |
16 | Blue Bayou | For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits |
17 | Pretty One | Pretty Woman |
18 | Blue Bayou (Live) | Greatest Hits Live Vol.2 (Roy Orbison) |
19 | Uptown | Pretty Woman |
20 | In Dreams | Roy Orbison: The Anthology |