Roy Orbison

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Aliases: Roy Orbison and Friends
Roy Orbison with Orchestra & Chorus
Personal name: Roy Kelton Orbison
Born: April 23, 1936
Died: December 6, 1988
Country: United States
IPI: 00022974973 104 works
00130059417 16 works
00130158611 40 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Singer, songwriter and musician.
Orbison was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 as performer and into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1989.
Member of: The Teen Kings
Traveling Wilburys (1988-1990)
Ranking: 336th most covered composer/author
177th most covered performer
1811th most covering performer

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Popular Originals

Oh, Pretty Woman

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Released on Oh, Pretty Woman (1964)

Covered by (206 artists)

Blue Bayou

In Dreams

Released on In Dreams (1963)

Covered by (202 artists)

Crying

Crying

Released on Crying (1961)

Covered by (130 artists)

You Got It

You Got It

Released on You Got It (1989)

Covered by (57 artists)

Popular Covers by Roy Orbison

Mean Woman Blues

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Originally by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires

Released on Blue Bayou (1963)

No One Will Ever Know

In Dreams

Originally by Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys

Released on In Dreams (1963)

Crying

Hiding Out - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Originally by Roy Orbison with Bob Moore's Orch. & Chorus

Released on Hiding Out - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1987)

Unchained Melody

Roy Orbison's Many Moods

Originally by Liberace REL, Todd Duncan BRD

Released on Roy Orbison's Many Moods (1969)