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Tune in to Roy Orbison
Dark glasses, a low-key stage manner and wistful lyrics made Roy Orbison an enigma among showier peers.
His well-crafted pop ballads and his soaring voice made him a unique, and key, influence on rock ’n’ roll. Orbison held his own against the British invasion, on the way to a stellar
1964. “Oh, Pretty Woman” was No. 1 in the U.S. and the U.K.; “It’s Over” was a Top 10 hit (No. 1 in the U.K.). Personal tragedies slowed his career, but the last years of his life were some of his most productive.
“My voice is a gift.
My talent is a gift; the life process is a gift;
the opportunity for the journey is a gift.”