Working together closely, the pair turned out more than 200 songs, including “Crying,” “Running Scared” and “Blue Bayou.” ...

Joe Melson was a singer, but his biggest impact likely came as a songwriter. Parade credited him with being "behind some of ...

Every Monday morning for the last 14 years, Australian musician Damien Leith has been meeting with the late Joe Melson, the ...

The Hall of Fame songwriter helped create some of rock’s most enduring heartbreak anthems alongside one of the genre’s most ...

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 ...

Joe Melson has died. The songwriter, who’s best known for his work with Roy Orbison, died on July 1, his son-in-law revealed on Facebook. He was 91. “It is with profound sadness I must inform that my ...

Though Phillips said, “Well, Johnny Cash doesn’t run this operation, I do, thank you very much,” before hanging up on the young singer, Orbison eventually made his way into Sun with his first ...