Roy Orbison American singer-songwriter
Roy Orbison is a 52 years old American singer-songwriter from . Roy Orbison was born on April 23, 1936 (died on December 06, 1988, he was 52 years old) in as Roy Kelton Orbison. His nickname was The Big O.
About
Birth name of Roy Orbison is Roy Kelton Orbison
No, he died on 12/06/1988, 35 years ago. He was 52 years old when he died. Cause of death: myocardial infarction. He died in Nashville and buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery .
Family
Wife
Barbara Orbison, German-American record producer and philanthropist
He married with Barbara Orbison (61), on Tuesday, March 25th, 1969. Roy Orbison was 32 and Barbara Orbison was 19 years old. After 19 years, 8 months, in 1988 Barbara passed away.
Children
He had two children, Roy (54) and Alex (49) . When his first child, Roy Orbison, Jr., was born, Roy Orbison was 34 years old.
Roy Orbison net worth
He had a net worth of 15 million dollars.
Works
Roy Orbison Albums (57)
There are 57 albums of Roy Orbison.
His last album Brown Eyed Handsome Man released 3 years 11 months ago. When Brown Eyed Handsome Man released, he was 84 years old. This album contains 11 tracks
His first album Ooby Dooby / Go Go Go released 68 years ago, he was 19 years old when this album released. There were 2 songs in this album.
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Here Comes That Song Again
Unchained Melodies: Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
A Love So Beautiful: Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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Popular Roy Orbison Songs
- Oh, Pretty Woman (Best Of No.1 80s Movie Hits, released 11 years ago)
- You Got It (Mystery Girl, released 35 years ago)
- Only The Lonely (Music From Steven Spielberg Presents TAKEN (Reissue), released 21 years ago)
- Crying (Crying, released 62 years ago)
- I Drove All Night (The Essential Roy Orbison, released 18 years ago)
- California Blue (Mystery Girl, released 35 years ago)
- She's A Mystery To Me (Mystery Girl, released 35 years ago)
- In Dreams (In Dreams, released 61 years ago)
- Crying (A Love So Beautiful: Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, released 7 years ago)
- It's Over (Oh, Pretty Woman, released 62 years ago)
Roy Orbison Movies (17)
There are 17 movies of Roy Orbison.
His first feature film was She's Having a Baby (1988, as Himself (uncredited)). He was 51 when he starred in this movie. Since 1988, he has appeared in 17 feature films. The last one is Johnny Cash - Live On Air (2008). In this movie, we watched him in the Himself - Performer character .
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Roy Orbison movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:
| Character/Job | Movie | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Himself | She's Having a Baby (1988) | 51 |
| Himself | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Runnin' Down a Dream (2007) | 71 |
| Himself | Roadie (1980) | 44 |
| Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night (1988) | 51 | |
| himself | Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30 (2017) | 80 |
| Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll (1987) | 50 | |
| Himself | Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled (2014) | 78 |
| Himself | Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody (2004) | 67 |
| Himself | The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971 (2007) | 71 |
| 2013 Blu-Ray Music Demo Disc 1 (2013) | 76 | |
| Johnny | The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967) | 31 |
| Living Legend: The King of Rock and Roll (1980) | 44 | |
| Himself | The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys (2007) | 71 |
| In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story (1999) | 63 | |
| Roy Orbison Live In Texas (1986) | 49 | |
| Himself | Roy Orbison - Live at Austin City Limits (2002) | 66 |
| Himself - Performer | Johnny Cash - Live On Air (2008) | 72 |
Roy Orbison TV Shows (6)
His first TV Show was The Ed Sullivan Show (1948).
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Awards (2)
Awarded Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997 , awarded Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 ,
Education
He graduated from University Of North Texas
What was Roy's zodiac sign?Roy Orbison zodiac sign was taurus.
Other facts about Roy Orbison
| Alias | The Big O |
|---|---|
| Place of death | Nashville |
| Genre | Country music, Rock and roll, Rockabilly |
| Instrument | Guitar, Harmonica, Singing, Gibson ES-335 |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Number of children | 5 |
| ITunes artist ID (American version) | 198798 |
| Given name | Roy , series ordinal: 1 |
| IPI name number | 00022974973 , named as: ORBISON ROY K |
| Twitter username | @royorbison. Roy Orbison official Twitter page , Twitter user numeric ID: 16927285 , number of subscribers: 38836 , has quality: verified account , point in time: 2020-04-14T00:00:00Z , start time: 2008-10-23T00:00:00Z |
| Spoken text audio | , language of work or name: English |
| Copyright status as a creator | Works Protected By Copyrights , applies to jurisdiction: countries with 50 years pma or longer |
| Archives at | University Of Maryland Libraries |
| Copyright representative | Broadcast Music, Inc. |
| Name in native language | Roy K. Orbison |
| Record | Sun Records |
| Genre | Rock Music |
| Voice type | Beritenor |
| Instrument | Voice |
| Member of | Traveling Wilburys |
| NLP ID (unique) | A19090894 |
| Europeana entity | Agent/base/60245 |
| Official website | Roy Orbison official website |
| Discography | Roy Orbison Discography |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Work period (start) | 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Date of death | 1988-12-06T00:00:00Z |
| Family name | Orbison. Show people with the surname Orbison |
| Place of burial | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Birth name | Roy Kelton Orbison |
| Nickname | The Big O |
| Cause of death | Myocardial Infarction |
