Roy Orbison – Ooby Dooby
The Birth of the Big O: A Raw, Exhilarating Blast of Rockabilly that Traded Tears for Teenage Kicks. Before the black suits, the signature dark glasses, and the ethereal, operatic…
The Birth of the Big O: A Raw, Exhilarating Blast of Rockabilly that Traded Tears for Teenage Kicks. Before the black suits, the signature dark glasses, and the ethereal, operatic…
A lonely heart’s echo through the years “Only the Lonely” lays bare the ache of love lost and yearning for what might have been. When “Only the Lonely” opens with…
A gentle plea of love and longing set to the soaring voice of Roy Orbison When Roy Orbison released “Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)” in September 1962, the…
A wistful longing for love and home carried across the waves of memory “Blue Bayou” by Roy Orbison is a song steeped in longing and tender melancholy, capturing the universal…
A fragile confession bathed in shadows, where vulnerability becomes strength under a single, unforgiving spotlight When Roy Orbison sang “Blue Angel” during Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White…
When “Crying” Became a Shared Confession Across Generations Few songs in popular music carry the weight of heartbreak as profoundly as “Crying.” And few performances have ever redefined that weight…
A hopeful, timeless promise of devotion “You Got It” by Roy Orbison “You Got It” is a soaring declaration of unconditional love, where Roy Orbison proclaims that whatever his beloved…
A haunting elegy of love that lives only in memory “In Dreams” by Roy Orbison “In Dreams” is a deeply emotional reverie in which Roy Orbison reflects on a love…
A timeless hymn to beauty and longing When Roy Orbison released “Oh, Pretty Woman” in August 1964, it soared to the very top — spending three weeks at No. 1…