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
Discography
54
Most popular
The Orbison Way
1966 · 12 tracks
Mystery Girl
1989
In Dreams
1963
There Is Only One Roy Orbison
1965
Cry Softly Lonely One
1967
Laminar Flow
1979
Regeneration
1977
King Of Hearts (2022 Remaster)
2022
Unchained Melodies: Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2018
Black & White Night 30 (Live)
2017
A Love So Beautiful: Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2017
The Ultimate Collection
2016
One Of The Lonely Ones
2015
Sings Lonely and Blue
2015
The Classic Roy Orbison (Remastered)
2015
Roy Orbison’s Many Moods (Remastered)
2015
Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson (Remastered)
2015
Hank Williams The Roy Orbison Way (Remastered)
2015
Milestones (Remastered)
2015
Big O (Remastered)
2015
Roy Orbison: The MGM Years 1965 - 1973 (Remastered)
2015
Roy Orbison Sings (Remastered)
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 Birmingham
2009
Live From Batley Variety Club
2009
The Soul of Rock and Roll
2008
Black & White Night
2006
The Essential Roy Orbison
2006
The Hits Of
2004
16 Biggest Hits
1999
Live From The Fiesta Club
1999
The Very Best of Roy Orbison
1996
The Hit Collection
1995
King of Hearts
1992
The Rock 'n' Roll Ballads
1990
The Singles Collection (1965-1973)
1990
Pretty Woman
1990
Beautiful Dreamer
1988
Golden Days
1981
Memphis (Remastered)
1972
The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison
1972
The Big O
1970
Sings Don Gibson
1967
Orbisongs
1965
Roy Orbison at the Rock House
1961
The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison, Volume 2
1961
Lonely and Blue
1961
Only the Lonely
1960
Ooby Dooby
1956
Singles & EPs
2
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About
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.
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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 and complex musical arrangements led many critics to refer to his music as operatic, giving him the sobriquet "the Caruso of Rock". Elvis Presley and Bono have stated his voice was, respectively, the greatest and most distinctive they had ever heard. While most men in rock and roll in the 1950s and 1960s portrayed a defiant masculinity, many of Orbison's songs instead conveyed a quiet, desperate vulnerability. He was known for performing while standing still and solitary, wearing black clothes and dark sunglasses which lent an air of mystery to his persona. Orbison was initiated into the second class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 by longtime admirer Bruce Springsteen. The same year he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Songwriters Hall of Fame two years later. Rolling Stone placed Orbison 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.
Roy Orbison in brief
- How many Roy Orbison releases are on Riffiter?
- 56 releases are catalogued, spanning 1956 to 2022.
- When was Roy Orbison formed?
- Roy Orbison formed in 1960, in Vernon, Texas, USA.
- What genre is Roy Orbison?
- Roy Orbison is catalogued under Rock & Roll.
- What is the most recent Roy Orbison release on Riffiter?
- King Of Hearts (2022 Remaster), released in 2022.