Roy Orbison
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- | '''Roy Kelton Orbison''' ([[April 23]] [[1936]] – [[December 6]] [[1988]]), nicknamed "The Big O," was an influential [[Grammy Award]]-winning [[United States|American]] [[singer-songwriter]], [[guitarist]] and a pioneer of [[rock and roll]] whose recording career spanned more than four decades. Orbison is best known for the songs, "Ooby Dooby," "[[Only the Lonely]]," "[[In Dreams (song)|In Dreams]]," "[[Oh, Pretty Woman]]," "[[Crying (song)|Crying]]," "[[Running Scared (song)|Running Scared]]," and "[[You Got It]]." | + | '''Roy Kelton Orbison''' ([[April 23]] [[1936]] – [[December 6]] [[1988]]), nicknamed "The Big O," was an influential [[American singer-songwriter]], [[guitarist]] and a pioneer of [[rock and roll]] whose recording career spanned more than four decades. Orbison is best known for the songs, "Ooby Dooby," "[[Only the Lonely]]," "[[In Dreams (song)|In Dreams]]," "[[Oh, Pretty Woman]]," "[[Crying (song)|Crying]]," "[[Running Scared (song)|Running Scared]]," and "[[You Got It]]." |
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Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23 1936 – December 6 1988), nicknamed "The Big O," was an influential American singer-songwriter, guitarist and a pioneer of rock and roll whose recording career spanned more than four decades. Orbison is best known for the songs, "Ooby Dooby," "Only the Lonely," "In Dreams," "Oh, Pretty Woman," "Crying," "Running Scared," and "You Got It."
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