Roy Orbison
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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 period
Orbison in 1965
Billboard advertisement, September 12, 1960
Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis in a televised 1977 Christmas special
Orbison performing in New York in 1987
Traveling Wilburys
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The Traveling Wilburys were a British and American supergroup formed in Los Angeles in 1988, consisting of Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty. They were described as "p
Roy Orbison
…He experienced a resurgence in popularity in the late 1980s following the success of several cover versions of his songs. In 1988, he co-founded the Traveling Wilburys supergroup with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne. Orbison died of a heart attack that December at age 52. One month later, his song…
The Traveling Wilburys in May 1988 (top: Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty; bottom: Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, George Harrison)
Otis Wilbury (Lynne)
Lefty Wilbury (Orbison)
Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. (Petty)