Person Open DS/UK/12279 Orbison; Roy (23 April 1936-6 December 1988); American singer songwriter, and musician Orbison Roy 23 April 1936-6 December 1988 American singer songwriter, and musician Male Roy Kelton Orbison https://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx?H8sH8-eH8D..xhH Vernon, Texas, United States (born)

Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States (died)

American Musician; Vocals / Songwriter White Former husband of Claudetter Frady. The couple married in 1957. They divorced in 1964 over her infidelities, but reconciled 10 months later. They both shared a love of motorcycles, but tragedy struck in 1966 when they were involved in an accident in which Claudette died. Husband of Barbara Jakobs (German). They married in 1969. Heterosexual Awards, Honours and Legacy: Orbison's honors include inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in the same year, the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1989, and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2014. Rolling Stone placed him at number 37 on their list of the "Greatest Artists of All Time" and number 13 on their list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time'. In 2002, Billboard magazine listed Orbison at number 74 in the Top 600 recording artists. Family, Sexuality and Relationships: During a tour of England and playing Bournemouth in 1968, Orbison received news that his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee, had burned down, and his two eldest sons had died. The property was sold to Johnny Cash, who demolished the building and planted an orchard on it. Roy Orbison was an American singer songwriter, and musician known for his impassioned singing style, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. Many critics described his music as operatic, nicknaming him "the Caruso of Rock" and "the Big O". While most male rock-and-roll performers in the 1950s and 1960s projected a defiant masculinity, many of Orbison's songs conveyed vulnerability. Orbison began singing in a rockabilly and country-western band in high school. From 1960 to 1966, 22 of his singles reached the Billboard Top 40, and he wrote or co-wrote almost all that rose to the Top 10, including "Only the Lonely" (1960), "Running Scared" (1961), "Crying" (1961), "In Dreams" (1963), and "Oh, Pretty Woman" (1964). Soon afterward, he was struck by a number of personal tragedies while his record sales declined. In the 1980s, Orbison experienced a resurgence in popularity following the success of several cover versions of his songs. In 1988, he co-founded the Traveling Wilburys, a rock supergroup, with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne. Orbison died of a heart attack in December 1988 at the age of 52. One month later, Orbison's song "You Got It" (1989), co-written with Lynne and Petty, was released as a solo single and became his first hit to reach the U.S. Top 10 in nearly 25 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Orbison (2019) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbaulcombe 2/7/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 19f9322f-94f9-40c8-969d-b41898a2daec