Roy Orbison alias Roy Kelton Orbison, født 23. april 1936 i Vernon, Texas og død 6. december, 1988 i Hendersonville, Tennessee. Kælenavn: "The Big O". Genre: Rock, rockabilly, pop, country. Instrumenter: Guitar og mundharpe. Hans kendetegn var falset-sangen og solbrillerne.
De sidste blev hans varemærke ved en fejltagelse. Han havde en kraftig bygningsfejl på øjnene og kunne ikke se uden stærke briller. Til en af sine tidlige koncerter havde han glemt brillerne i flyet og blev nødt til at bruge det eneste forhåndenværende: Et par solbriller med styrke. Hans image var skabt, og han kom aldrig til at lægge solbrillerne igen. Roy Orbison lå første gang på hitlisten I 1956 med “OOby Dooby”, men hans internationale gennembrud kom i 1960 med “Only the Lonely” fulgt af ”Crying” i 1961. Hans største hit var ”Oh Pretty Woman” i 1964. Orbison var bil- og motorcykelentusiast og i sin storhedstid kunne han få øje på en forbipasserende ny model, som han syntes om, følge efter chaufføren, og købe den på stedet. Han ejede på et tidspunkt så mange biler og motorcykler, at der var nok til et museum. Var i øvrigt også filmentusiast og så op til tre film om dagen. Orbisons kone Claudette var også motorcykel entusiast, men parret blev under en køretur i 1966 ramt af en tragedie, da hun blev påkørt af en lastvogn og døde. Orbison blev ved med at tournere og indspille film men under en tur I England I 1968 modtog han besked om at hans hjem I Hendersonville, Tennessee var brændt ned og hans to ældste sønner var omkommet.
Først I midten af 80erne nåede han de samme højder som i 60erne, fordi den psykodeliske rock havde indtaget hitlisterne. Orbison udtalte senere om perioden: “Jeg hørte ikke meget musik, jeg kunne relatere til, så jeg stod som et træ midt i de blæsende vinde og de skiftende årstider, men jeg var der stadig og jeg blomstrede igen.” I 1986 fik han en vedensomspændende revival med nummeret “In Dreams” I David Lynch filmen ”Blue Velvet” og blev I 1987 indlemmet I Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Året efter indgik Roy Orbison i supergruppen ”Traveling Wilburys” sammen med Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne og George Harrison. Lynne producerede Orbison's sidste album “Mystery Girl”, som var på vej op ad hitlisterne, da han døde af et hjerteslag på grund af for voldsomt arbejdspres i 1988 kun 52 år gammel. I Januar 1989, blev Orbison den første musiker siden Elvis Presley, der havde to albums på den amerikanske Top Fem samtidigt. Roy Orbison fik to børn med sin anden kone Barbara Jakobs.
Roy Orbison med sin anden kone Barbara.
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Date of
Birth
23 April
1936, Vernon, Texas, USA
Date of
Death
6 December
1988, Madison, Tennessee, USA (heart attack)
Birth Name
Roy Kelton
Orbison
Nickname
The Big O
The Voice
Height
5' 11"
(1.80 m)
Roy Orbison med sønnen Roy Jr.
Spouse
Barbara
Orbison (25 March
1969 - 6 December 1988) (his death) 2 children
Claudette
Frady (1 August
1957 - 6 June 1966) (her death) 3 children
Trade Mark
Dark
sunglasses
Flawless
tenor voice with an unmistakable vibrato
Trivia:
When
Orbison was first in the United Kingdom, he toured with The Beatles.
In 1966,
his wife, Claudette, died in a motorcycle accident. Two years later, two of his
sons were killed in a housefire.
Scored his
first minor hit in 1956 with "Ooby Dooby".
Toured with
Eagles in 1980.
Had a No. 1
1964 hit with "Oh, Pretty Woman".
Elected to
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Elected to the American Songwriters
Hall of Fame in 1989.
Near the
end of his life, he became friends with K.D. Lang after they recorded his 1961
hit single "Crying" as a duet. Was close friends with actor Martin
Sheen.
Teamed up
with Bob Dylan, Beatle George Harrison, Jeff Lynne from Electric Light
Orchestra and Tom Petty in the group The Travelling Wilburys.
Children:
Roy Dewayne Orbison (1958 - September 15, 1968), Anthony King Orbison (1962 -
September 15, 1968), and Wesley Orbison (born 1965) by first wife Claudette.
Roy Kelton Orbison Jr. (born October 18, 1970) and Alex Orbison (born 1975) by
second wife Barbara.
He was
voted the 37th Greatest Artist in Rock 'n' Roll by Rolling Stone.
David Lynch
frequently uses his songs in his films.
Was known
to insist his backup performers give their best at every performance.
Reportedly, one night while touring in Florida he dismissed his regular band
(called the Candy Men, after an early hit), then invited the opening group, the
Webs, to join him on tour, adopting the Candy Men name. One member of the Webs
was singer/songwriter Bobby Goldsboro.
His
identification with Wayfarer sunglasses began when he went on tour to England
in the early 1960s, and forgot his regular specs. His lenses were prescription,
but some fans mistook Orbison for being blind.
Longtime
neighbor of Johnny Cash, in Hendersonville, Tennessee.
Recorded
many of his most famous hits from the 1960s with legendary guitarist Hank
Garland.
Underwent
triple heart bypass surgery in 1978.
Is
portrayed by Jonathan Rice in Walk the Line (2005) and by 'Brian Jones (XXII)'
in Crazy (2008/II).
Had a vocal
range of 3.5 octaves.
In 1977,
Linda Ronstadt recorded a new version of "Blue Bayou" that became a
major success and remained in the country music charts for months. In the early
1980s. Don McLean's recording of "Crying" charted all over the world,
reaching Number 1 in the United Kingdom. A duet between Orbison and Emmylou
Harris took him to the country music Top 10 and crossed over into the pop
charts.
Won Grammy
Awards in 1981, 1987 and posthumously in 1991.
Rerecorded
many of his classic hits in 1987 to critical and commercial success.
Toured the
United Kingdom three times during 1963.
Was a
friend of Elvis Presley.
Attended
the University of North Texas.
Biography
in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two,
1986-1990, pages 674-676. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.
Made only
one movie in his career: "The Fastest Guitar Alive" (1967) which was
offered to him after Elvis Presley, his friend, turned it down.
Both he and
his friend Elvis Presley suffered a heart attack in their bathrooms. Orbison
was hospitalized but died.
First saw
Elvis Presley in concert in 1955. Presley was in his concert and entered in
backstage the next year. Orbison kept telling about Elvis' visit to his
friends.
He offered
his first big hit song "Only the Lonely" (1960) originally to Elvis
Presley, but unfortunately all the material for Presley's next album had
already been chosen. Roy later offered the song to The Everly Brothers who had
a previous hit with another Roy Orbison composition, "Claudette" in
1958. They suggested he record it himself which he finally did.
Last met
Elvis Presley in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1976 in the King's last concert in
gambling city. Orbison was in the audience and Presley said on the microphone:
"Quite simply, the greatest singer in the world, Roy Orbison".
Was one of
the Million Dollar singers for little record company Sun Records based in
Memphis, Tennessee with Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee
Lewis.
Recorded
the song "Hound Dog Man" (1979) in the memory of Elvis Presley.
Of Roy's
early compositions "Down the Line" was first recorded by Jerry Lee
Lewis (1957) and The Everly Brothers had a charted hit with
"Claudette" (1958) #30 US Pop, #1 UK.
The steady
drum beat signifying confrontation in Roy's recording of "Running
Scared" is reminiscent of the arrangement used in Frankie Laine's
recording of "High Noon".
The look of
Marvel Comics supervillain and Spider-Man archenemy, Dr. Octopus is said to be
based on him.
Ranked #49
on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll.
Has a star
on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1750 Vine Street in Hollywood,
California.
Personal
Quotes:
People
often ask me how I would like to be remembered and I answer that I would simply
like to be remembered.
Whether I'm
in London, Sydney or Hong Kong, it makes no difference. There is always someone
who knows me. I must be one of the most unloneliest people in the world!
I thought
maybe in 1964 I could have been swamped by The Beatles. But it turned out the
other way round and I was voted Number One vocalist in 1965.
There was a
lot of loneliness in West Texas where I grew up. We used to say it was the
center of everything, five hundred miles away from anything.
I may be a
living legend, but that sure don't help when I've got to change a flat tyre.
I was
frustrated as a singer for a long time, particularly when some friendly rivalry
broke out between me and a young guy in Texas named Buddy Holly, who, within a
couple of months, had a couple of Number One singles and soon had stardom that
reached to the Moon. I tried not to take it too hard but when Only the Lonely
happened in 1960 I reckoned it was about time too. I was an avid follower of
the charts. I lived by them until Only the Lonely - and then I didn't look at
them anymore.
Once I
started singing, it was sort of a wonder. It was a great feeling, and it didn't
hurt anybody, and it made me feel good, and some people even said, 'Roy, that's
nice.'
[After
seeing his song 'In Dreams' being used in Blue Velvet (1986)] I was mortified
because they were talking about the 'candy colored clown' in relation to a dope
deal... I thought, 'What in the world...?' But later, when I was touring, we
got the video out and I really got to appreciate what David gave to the song,
and what the song gave to the movie - how it achieved this otherworldly quality
that added a whole new dimension to 'In Dreams'.
Roy Orbison live med sit største hit "Oh, Pretty Woman", 1964. Optagelsen er fra 1965.
Roy Orbison med come back nummeret "In Dreams" fra David Lynch filmen 1986.
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