Orbison's biggest songs, like "Oh, Pretty Woman" and "Crying," are indelible. Hear eight of our favorites, from the tearjerkers to the dance-floor... Roy Orbison: Songs We Love Roy Orbison: Songs We ...

Sad emotions can only exist because you understand happiness. Roy Orbison attest that his song about loneliness, at its heart ...

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 ...

On this week's All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen kicks things off with "Water Fountain," a breathless cut from the new tUnE-yArDs album Nikki Nack. The video, which you can see on All Songs TV, is a ...

Sixty-five years ago today, Roy Orbison was at No. 1 in the UK with the song that made him an international success.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Roy Orbison's three sons are all musicians but never really got to play music with their dad -- until now. Wesley, Roy Jr. and Alex Orbison have helped create a new song by their ...

Many of Elvis Presley‘s songs feature backing vocals from one group. During the 1970s, Don McLean worked with the group to create a Roy Orbison cover which became one of his biggest hits. McLean ...

John Lennon‘s “(Just Like) Starting Over” was supposed to sound like one Elvis Presley song and one Roy Orbison song. During an interview, John said drawing inspiration from Elvis and Orbison was ...

In the early days, he even helped to write these songs, creating those melodies that soared ever skyward. Later in his career, he teamed up with younger collaborators who might have put the words in ...

Before Don Was worked with the Rolling Stones, he was co-leader of the Detroit-based band Was (Not Was). The band had a hit with "Walk the Dinosaur" in 1987, but it was an experience with Roy Orbison ...