Roy Orbison — Top 12 songs and music videos | EveryDisc

Performer

Roy Orbison

Style

Rock Country Pop Rockabilly Folk rock pop rock country pop rock and roll Singer-songwriter Classic rock blue-eyed soul rock & roll mellow gold traditional pop the best of rock-and-roll adult standards greyhound

Country

United States

Listenings: 28
Listeners: 7

Performer description

Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist known for his distinctive and powerful voice, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. Orbison's most successful periods were in the early 1960s and the late 1980s. Many of Orbison's songs conveyed vulnerability at a time when most male performers projected strength. He performed with minimal motion and in black clothes, matching his dyed black hair and dark sunglasses.

Participated in

Solo Class of '55 Jessi Colter Ringo Starr The Traveling Wilburys