Roy Orbison
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Belmont University...is used by students. Belmont also operates historic RCA Studio B (formerly used by Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, and Dolly Parton), in conjunction with the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Curb Family Foundation. In addition, the music... In this article: Belmont University, Nashville, Baptist, Ward-Belmont College, Lipscomb University, Tennessee, Atlantic Sun Conference, WSM, The Tennessean, and Belmont Bruins |
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | October 25, 2009
Shelby Singleton
...made by the label's visionary founder, Sam Phillips. In the 1950s Phillips had discovered Presley, Lewis, Cash, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins and dozens of other rockabilly, blues and R&B acts. In 1955 Phillips had sold Presley's contract, and...
In this article: Shelby Singleton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sam Phillips, Elvis Presley, Jeanne Carolyn Stephenson, Johnny Cash, Mercury Records, Harper Valley PTA, Remington Rand, and Peyton Place
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San Jose Mercury News | October 09, 2009
Singleton, music mogul, dies at 77
...made by the label's visionary Advertisement founder, Sam Phillips, who had discovered Cash, Lewis, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins and dozens of other rockabilly, blues and R&B acts. Phillips had famously sold Presley's contract...
In this article: Shelby Singleton, Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jeannie C. Riley, Sun Records, Acetate, Sam Phillips, Sun, Roger Miller, and Elvis Presley
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boston.com - Top arts and entertainment stories | October 09, 2009
Shelby Singleton, 77; launched music careers, revived Sun label
...thousands of master recordings made by the label's visionary founder, Sam Phillips, who had discovered Cash, Lewis, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, and dozens of other rockabilly, blues, and R&B acts. Phillips had famously sold...
In this article: Shelby Singleton, Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sun, Jeannie C. Riley, Acetate, Sam Phillips, Roger Miller, Elvis Presley, and Ray Stevens
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L.A. Times - Music News | October 29, 2009
Tricky time as rock hall turns 25
...Hall's appeal. At a pair of all-star concerts at Madison Square Garden, artists will be teamed up with their elder influences and perform classic hits by Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, the Everly Brothers and other pioneers. Wenner said the...
In this article: Jann S. Wenner, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Guitar Hero, New York City, Eric Clapton, and Aretha Franklin
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Wikipedia | April 16, 2009
Harold Bradley
...studio, in the late 1940s. Harold enjoyed frequent work as a session musician into the 1970s, performing on hundreds of albums by country stars such as Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, and Elvis Presley. He also played bass guitar on...
In this article: Harold Bradley, Owen Bradley, Nashville, George Peabody College, Elvis Presley, Ernest Tubb, Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, and Country Music Hall of Fame
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Chris Isaak gets lucky
...gave birth to rock 'n' roll, continue to be the musical touchstone for Isaak. His look and songs echo the spirit of Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson and Roy Orbison. He often has been compared vocally to Orbison, who was known for his plaintive,...
In this article: Chris Isaak, Mountain Winery, Cat Stevens, Elvis Presley, Glen Campbell, Stockton, Potato chip, E mail, and Biography Channel
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www.washingtonpost.com | September 20, 2007
Parton sings songwriters' praises in Nashville
...and will soon have a new album out. Nearby along Music Row sits RCA Studio B where Parton, Elvis Presley, Jim Reeves, the Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison and Waylon Jennings recorded hits. Label chairman Mike Curb, the one-time...
In this article: Dolly Parton, Nashville, Belmont University, Mike Curb, Curb Records, Platinum, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Elvis Presley, and Waylon Jennings
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P. J. Proby
P. J. Proby P. J. Proby (born James Marcus Smith, November 6, 1938, Houston, Texas, United States) is a singer, songwriter, and actor who has portrayed Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison in musical theater productions. The stage name P. J. Proby...
In this article: P. J. Proby, Elvis Presley, Jack Good, EMI, Delilah, Only the Lonely, Les Reed, and Marc Almond
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The Daily Progress | July 21, 2009
Thanks to a new box set, Virginia's key role in rockabilly history ... will not fade away
...the land than the "Hillbilly Cat" himself, Elvis Presley. Other superstars of the genre include Carl Perkins, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis and Virginia's own Gene Vincent. Orbiting this galaxy of rock's founding fathers was a...
In this article: Virginia, Rockabilly, Gene Vincent, Janis Martin, Patti Page, Roy Clark, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, and Rosemary Clooney
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Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer-songwriter and musician, well known for his complex compositions and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly / country & western band in high school until he was signed with Sun Records in Memphis. His greatest success was with Monument Records in the early 1960s where 22 of his songs placed on the Top Forty, including "Only the Lonely", "Crying", "In Dreams", and "Oh, Pretty Woman". His career stagnated through the 1970s, but several covers of his songs and the use of one in a film by David Lynch revived his career in the 1980s. He joined the supergroup The Traveling Wilburys with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne and released an album in 1988. He died of a heart attack at the age of 52, at the zenith of his resurgence.
Orbison was a natural baritone, but since 1961 writers have speculated that he had a three or four-octave range. The combination of Orbison's powerful, impassioned voice and the complex musical arrangements in his songs led many in rock and roll to refer to his music as operatic, calling him the "Caruso of rock". Performers as disparate as Elvis Presley and Bono stated his voice was, respectively, the greatest and most distinctive they had ever heard. When 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 experienced tragedies in his life including the death of his first wife and his children on separate occasions. 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.
- Name At Birth:
- Roy Kelton Orbison
- Birth Date:
- April 23, 1936
- Birthplace:
- Vernon, Texas
- Death Date:
- December 06, 1988
- Place of Death:
- Hendersonville, Tennessee
- Occupation:
- Musician, Songwriter
- Instrument Played:
- Guitar, Vocals
- Record Label:
- Sun, Monument, MGM, London, Mercury, Asylum, PolyGram, Virgin
- Years Active:
- 1954 – 1988
- Associated With:
- Traveling Wilburys, Teen Kings, The Wink Westerners
- Website:
- http://www.orbison.com/
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