Before Bono adopted his wrap-around "Fly" shades 24/7...before Corey Hart sang, "I wear my sunglasses at night"...even before Jack Nicholson made Ray-Bans the official fashion accessory of the Lakers' ...

When biographer John Kruth writes that Roy Orbison’s “life seemed to mirror that of Job’s from the Old Testament,” he is not stretching too far to make a point. The singer’s first wife died in a ...

Åsa Orbison, along with her husband, Roy Orbison Jr., and their four sons, are ringing in the holiday season in true Orbison fashion: through song. The Swedish-born singer and songwriter has released ...

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Roy Orbison knew his strengths and limitations. His talent was his voice, liquid silver that he poured into the slowly curving contours of aching songs like no other balladeer in the 20th century. His ...

From a puff of smoke at center stage, the legendary crooner appeared, in dark glasses and a gray suit with a black shirt underneath, and his silver crusader cross necklace. He held a red Gibson guitar ...

The project, titled 'Orbison Family Christmas,' released on Dec. 1 The latest Orbison music release is a family affair "I am surprised how well we captured our different personalities," Roy Orbison Jr ...