Roy Orbison
USA
Born: 23 April 1936
Died: 06 December 1988
Genres: Pop/Rock
Styles: Rock & Roll/Roots, Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Rockabilly, Rock & Roll, AM Pop, Early Pop/Rock
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Although he shared the same rockabilly roots as Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison went on to pioneer an entirely different brand of country/pop-based rock & roll in the early '60s. What he lacked in charisma and photogenic looks, Orbison made up for in spades with his quavering operatic voice and melodramatic narratives of unrequited love and yearning. In the process, he established rock & roll archetypes of the underdog and the hopelessly romantic loser. These were not only amplified by peers such as Del Shannon and Gen...
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