Artist
Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison is a rock & roll artist from Vernon, Texas, USA formed in 1960. 56 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock & Roll · Vernon, Texas, USA · Best rock & roll albums
- 56
- Releases
- 1956–2022
- Active years
- 1960
- Formed
Artist
Roy Orbison is a rock & roll artist from Vernon, Texas, USA formed in 1960. 56 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock & Roll · Vernon, Texas, USA · Best rock & roll albums
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Mystery Girl
1989 · 10 tracks
In Dreams
1963
There Is Only One Roy Orbison
1965
Cry Softly Lonely One
1967
The Orbison Way
1966
Laminar Flow
1979
Regeneration
1977
King Of Hearts (2022 Remaster)
2022
Unchained Melodies: Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2018
A Love So Beautiful: Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2017
Black & White Night 30 (Live)
2017
The Ultimate Collection
2016
Roy Orbison Sings (Remastered)
2015
Roy Orbison: The MGM Years 1965 - 1973 (Remastered)
2015
One Of The Lonely Ones
2015
Big O (Remastered)
2015
Milestones (Remastered)
2015
Hank Williams The Roy Orbison Way (Remastered)
2015
Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson (Remastered)
2015
Roy Orbison’s Many Moods (Remastered)
2015
The Classic Roy Orbison (Remastered)
2015
Sings Lonely and Blue
2015
Mystery Girl Deluxe
2014
Oh, Pretty Woman
2014
Crying
2011
The Monument Singles Collection
2011
The Last Concert
2010
Live From Queen's Theatre
2009
Live From Batley Variety Club
2009
Live From Birmingham
2009
The Soul of Rock and Roll
2008
Black & White Night
2006
The Essential Roy Orbison
2006
The Hits Of
2004
Live From The Fiesta Club
1999
16 Biggest Hits
1999
The Very Best of Roy Orbison
1996
The Hit Collection
1995
King of Hearts
1992
The Rock 'n' Roll Ballads
1990
Pretty Woman
1990
The Singles Collection (1965-1973)
1990
Beautiful Dreamer
1988
Golden Days
1981
The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison
1972
Memphis (Remastered)
1972
The Big O
1970
Sings Don Gibson
1967
Orbisongs
1965
The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison, Volume 2
1961
Lonely and Blue
1961
Roy Orbison at the Rock House
1961
Only the Lonely
1960
Ooby Dooby
1956
Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 - December 6, 1988) was an American singer-songwriter, best known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country and western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis. His greatest success came with Monument Records between 1960 and 1964, when 22 of his songs placed on the Billboard Top Forty, including "Only the Lonely", "Crying", and "Oh, Pretty Woman". His career stagnated through the 1970s, but several covers of his songs and the use of "In Dreams" in David Lynch's Blue Velvet revived his career in the 1980s. In 1988, he joined the supergroup Traveling Wilburys with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne and also released a new solo album. He died of a heart attack in December that year, at the zenith of his resurgence. His life was marred by tragedy, including the death of his first wife and his two eldest sons in separate accidents. Orbison was a natural baritone, but music scholars have suggested that he had a three- or four-octave range. The combination of Orbison's powerful, impassioned voice an…
