Roy Orbison: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Alan Clayson, Only the Lonely: Roy Orbison’s Life and Legacy (1989); and Ellis Amburn, Dark Star: The Roy Orbison Story (1990), both include discographies.
Representative Works
- Lonely and Blue (1961)
- Crying (1962)
- Oh, Pretty Woman (1964)
- Mystery Girl (1989)
- Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night (1989)
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: NPR - Roy Orbison: A Great Voice, A Lonely Sound. | Sep 26, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Apr 19, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Dec 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Nightlife - Musical Conversion: Roy Orbison. | Jun 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame - Roy Orbison. | Apr 25, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - Roy Orbison: A 'Monument' To A Pop Legend. | Oct 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Guardian - Ode to Roy: why Orbison is one of the rock?n?roll greats. | Apr 18, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Roy Orbison. | Mar 05, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Dec 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Songwriters Hall of Fame - Roy Orbison. | Nov 07, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Endowment for the Humanities - The Rise and Fall and Rise of Roy Orbison. | Aug 13, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Memphis Music Hall of Fame - Roy Orbison. | Nov 09, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Biography of Roy Orbison. | Aug 22, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Singers - Roy Orbison. | Mar 29, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Mar 02, 2021 | ||
| Noted his inclusion in the Songwriters Hall of Fame and his Grammy Award for lifetime achievement. | Jun 26, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Texas State Historical Association - The Handbook of Texas Online - Roy Kelton Orbison. | Dec 11, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: h2g2 - Biography of Roy Orbison. | Oct 09, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMusic - Biography of Roy Orbison. | Jan 27, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: All About Jazz - Roy Orbison. | Jan 27, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Roy Orbison. | Jan 27, 2013 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 25, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 09, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Oct 20, 1999 |
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