One of Elvis Presley’s songs became a top 5 hit for Roy Orbison. Tom Petty said a lyric from Elvis’ song “was pretty heavy stuff for a little kid like [him] to hear.” Petty recalled seeing the King of ...

On this day (October 8) in 1964, Roy Orbison was at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart with “Oh, Pretty Woman.” The song was his third to top the UK chart and stayed at the peak position for three weeks.

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Damien Leith is bringing his smash hit show, Roy Orbison Orchestrated, to ...

In his autobiography Chronicles, Volume 1, Bob Dylan wrote a vivid passage about hearing Roy Orbison sing “Running Scared” on the radio back in the early ’60s. “He was now singing his compositions in ...

On this week's All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen kicks things off with "Water Fountain," a breathless cut from the new tUnE-yArDs album Nikki Nack. The video, which you can see on All Songs TV, is a ...

Roy Orbison was very shy. He wore sunglasses on stage to help him conquer stage fright. His image was that of a brooding introvert, not a cool dude or a macho hunk. His love songs weren't the happy ...