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ORBISON Roy
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Personal Data:

Born:	23.04.1936	(Vernon, Texas, USA)
Died:	06.12.1988	(heart attack)

Appearances:

?	Wink Westerners
?	Teen Kings
1988	Traveling Wilburys

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Lonely & Blue	12/1960	Monument		14
2.	Roy Orbison At The Rockhouse	1961	Sun
3.	Crying	4/1962	Monument		17	21
4.	Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits	8/1962	Monument		40	14
5.	In Dreams	8/1963	Monument		6	35
6.	Roy Orbison Sings	1964	Allegro
7.	The Exciting Sounds Of Roy Orbison	7/1964	Ember		17
8.	More Of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits	9/1964	Monument			19
9.	Early Orbison	10/1964	Monument
10.	Oh Pretty Woman	11/1964	Monument		4
11.	There's Only One Roy Orbison	9/1965	MGM		10	55
12.	Orbisongs	12/1965	Monument		40
13.	Only With You	1966
14.	The Orbison Way	2/1966	MGM		11
15.	The Very Best Of Roy Orbison	9/1966	Monument			94
16.	The Classic Roy Orbison	10/1966	MGM		12
17.	Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson	1967	MGM
18.	Cry Softly, Lonely One	9/1967	MGM
19.	The Fastest Guitar Alive	1/1968	MGM
20.	Great Songs	1969	MGM
21.	More Greatest Hits	1969
22.	At The Rockhouse	1969
23.	Hank Williams - The Roy Orbison Way	1969	MGM
24.	Many Moods	5/1969	MGM
25.	The Big O	11/1969	MGM
26.	The Original Sounds Of Roy Orbison	1970	Sun
27.	Little Richard & Roy Orbison & Little Richard	1970
28.	Roy Orbison Sings	1972	Sun
29.	Memphis	1973	MGM
30.	All Time Greatest Hits (2LP)	1/1973	Monument		39
31.	Roy Orbison	3/1973	London
32.	The Exciting Roy Orbison	1974	Hallmark
33.	Milestones	1974	MGM
34.	Orbiting	1974
35.	Stars Of The 60's	1974
36.	The Monumental Roy Orbison	6/1975	Monument
37.	The Best Of Roy Orbison	11/1975	Arcade		1
38.	The Monumental Roy Orbison Vol 2	12/1975	Monument
39.	I'm Still In Love With You	1976	Mercury
40.	Focus On Roy Orbison (2LP)	02.07.1976	Focus
41.	Regeneration	18.02.1977	Monument
42.	Great Songs	1979
43.	Laminar Flow	7/1979	Asylum
44.	Ooby Dooby	1981
45.	Golden Days	7/1981	Monument		63
46.	The Big O Country	8/1983	Decca
47.	The Sun Years 1956-1958: The Definitive Collection (2LP)	9/1984	Charly
48.	The Roy Orbison Collection (2LP)	9/1986	Castle
49.	Go Go Go	10/1986	Charly
50.	In Dreams: The Greatest Hits (2LP)	7/1987	Virgin		86	95
51.	The RCA Sessions: Roy Orbison & Sonny James	7/1987	Bear Family
52.	Blue Bayou	1988
53.	Dancin' With Roy Orbison	1/1988	Point
54.	Dreamin' With Roy Orbison	1/1988	Point
55.	Problem Child	5/1988	Zu/Jazz
56.	The Legendary Roy Orbison	10/1988	Telstar		1
57.	Mystery Girl	1/1989	Virgin		2	5
58.	The Magic Of Roy Orbison	2/1989	Venus
59.	For The Lonely: Roy Orbison Anthology, 1956-1965 (2LP)	1/1989	Rhino			110
60.	The Sun Years: 1956-1958	4/1989	Music On Vinyl
61.	Best Loved Standards	5/1989	Monument
62.	Rare Orbison	5/1989	Monument
63.	Our Love Song	5/1989	Monument
64.	The Legend	5/1989	Pickwick
65.	The Singles Collection 1965-1973	5/1989	Polydor
66.	The Early Years	9/1989	Instant
67.	A Black And White Night & Friends	11/1989	Virgin		51	123
68.	Communication Breakdown	12/1989	Raven
69.	Roy Orbison	1/1990	Sun
70.	The Hits 1	5/1990	Pickwick
71.	The Hits 2	5/1990	Pickwick
72.	Golden Decade Boxed Set (1960-1970)	7/1990	Knight
73.	Ballads - 22 Classic Love Songs	11/1990	Rhino		38
74.	Black & White Night	01.07.1991	Sony Music
75.	Roy Orbison Vol. 2	7/1991	Pickwick
76.	White Knuckle Scorin'	1992
77.	King Of Hearts	23.11.1992	Virgin America		23	179
78.	Roy Orbison / Ray Peterson	4/1993	Ariola
79.	The Golden Years 1960-1969 (3CD)	6/1993	Sequel
80.	Roy Orbison	5/1994	Laserlight
81.	Roy Orbison	8/1994	Legends In Music
82.	The Hits (3CD box set)	10/1994	Pickwick
83.	The Best	10/1994	Monument
84.	The Collection	3/1995	Collection
85.	Class Of '55 - Mephis Rock'n'Roll Homecoming & Johnny Cash & Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins	9/1995	Spectrum
86.	Roy Orbison (3CD box set)	11/1995	The Collection
87.	The Very Best Of Roy Orbison	04.11.1996	Virgin		18	186
88.	Best Of Roy Orbison	30.11.1998
89.	16 Biggest Hits	09.02.1999	Monument/Legacy
90.	Legend In My Time	11.05.1999
91.	Essential Sun Collection	17.05.1999
92.	Anthology	08.06.1999
93.	The Big O: The Singles Collection	21.09.1999	Legacy
94.	The Authorized Bootleg Collection (4CD box set)	26.10.1999	Orbison
95.	Hits Hits Hits	22.02.2000	Orbison
96.	Love Songs	1/2001	Virgin		4
97.	Live at Austin City Limits (August 5, 1982)	10.04.2001	Orbison
98.	The Complete Sun Sessions	26.06.2001	Varese Vintage
99.	Pretty Woman	16.04.2002	Collectables
100.	Shades Of Roy Orbison	16.04.2002	Collectables
101.	Monumental Hits	27.08.2002	Collectables
102.	50 All Time Greatest Hits	08.10.2002	Collectables
103.	Big Hits from the Big "O"	26.11.2002	Empire Music
104.	Very Best Of Love	21.01.2003	Madacy
105.	Essential Sun Years	25.03.2003	Metro
106.	Greatest Hits	6/2003	BMG
107.	Best of the Sun Years	25.11.2003	Repertoire
108.	In Dreams: Live	29.06.2004	Castle Pulse
109.	The Platinum Collection	8/2004	EMI		16
110.	Authorized Bootleg Collection	19.10.2004	Eagle Rock Entertainment
111.	Anthology	19.10.2004	Eagle
112.	Combo Concert	19.10.2004	Eagle
113.	Hits! Hits! Hits!	19.10.2004	Eagle
114.	In Dreams: Greatest Hits	19.10.2004	Eagle
115.	Live at Austin City Limits	19.10.2004	Eagle
116.	Orby Records Spotlights Roy Orbison	19.10.2004	Eagle
117.	Solo lo Mejor De Roy Orbison	25.01.2005
118.	Ballads	22.02.2005	Collectables
119.	Essential	07.06.2005	Madacy
120.	Rock 'N' Roll Ballads	07.06.2005	Prism Platinum
121.	Celtic Passion: The Songs of Roy Orbison	14.06.2005	Eagle
122.	Celtic Christmas	26.07.2005	Eagle
123.	I Can't Stop Loving You	23.08.2005	Sumday Entertainment
124.	Rock Breakout Years: 1961	11.10.2005	Madacy
125.	The Essential Roy Orbison (2CD)	28.03.2006	Legacy
126.	Forever Roy Orbison	18.07.2006	Madacy
127.	Sings Country	03.10.2006	Music Club International
128.	The Very Best Of Roy Orbison	10/2006	Monument		20
129.	Early Years	24.07.2007	CbuJ Ent.
130.	Rocker	31.07.2007	Snapper
131.	All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison, Vol. 1	29.01.2008	Sbme Special Mkts
132.	X2	26.02.2008	Sony Legacy
133.	The Soul Of Rock And Roll (4CD box set)	30.09.2008	Monument/Orbison/Legacy
134.	Roy Orbison	11/2008	Ringo
135.	Best of the Box	11.11.2008	Sony BMG Europe
136.	The Best Of The Soul Of Rock & Roll	01.12.2008	Sony BMG
137.	Gold: Greatest Hits	16.12.2008	Sony/BMG
138.	Last Concert: December 4, 1988	10.08.2010	Eagle
139.	Super Hits	2/2011				104
140.	Monument Singles: A-Sides	26.04.2011	Sony Legacy
141.	The Monument Singles Collection (1960-1964)	26.04.2011	Sony Legacy		87
142.	Opus Collection	5/2011				65
143.	A True Love Goodbye	04.09.2012	Metro Select
144.	The Absolutely Essential	29.01.2013	Proper
145.	Threads and Grooves	12.02.2013	Sony Music Entertainment
146.	Monument Vinyl Box	29.04.2014
147.	The Sun Years 1956-58	09.05.2014	Music On Vinyl
148.	Mystery Girl	5/2014	Legacy/Orbison		90
149.	The Real... Roy Orbison	4/2015	Legacy		81
150.	One of the Lonely Ones	04.12.2015	Universal
151.	MGM Years 1965-1973	04.12.2015	Universal
152.	MGM B-Sides & Singles	04.12.2015	Universal
153.	80th Birthday Celebration	01.04.2016	ZYX
154.	Collected	6/2016	Universal
155.	The Ultimate Collection	28.10.2016	Legacy		10
156.	Black & White Night 30	2/2017	Legacy		74
157.	A Love So Beautiful & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	11/2017	Sony Music		2	151
158.	Unchained Melodies & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	11/2018	Legacy		3

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Trying To Get You / Ooby Dooby	1/1956	Jewel
2.	Ooby Dooby / Go Go Go & The Teen Kings	5/1956	Sun		59
3.	Rock House / You're My Baby	9/1956	Sun
4.	Ooby Dooby / Devil Doll	1957	Sun
5.	Chicken Hearted / Devil Doll	3/1957	Sun
6.	Hillbilly Rock EP	9/1957	London
7.	Chicken Hearted / I Like Love	12/1957	Sun
8.	Sweet And Innocent / Seems To Me	9/1958	Sun
9.	Almost 18 / Jolie	12/1958	Sun
10.	Paper Boy / With The Bug	1959	Monument
11.	Uptown / Pretty One	12/1959	Monument		72
12.	Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel) / Here Comes That Song Again	5/1960	Monument	1	2
13.	Blue Angel / Today's Teardrops	8/1960	Monument	10	9
14.	I'm Hurtin' / I Can't Stop Loving You	12/1960	Monument		27
15.	Only The Lonely EP	12/1960	London
16.	Runnin' Scared / Love Hurts	3/1961	Monument	9	1
17.	Crying / Candy Man	7/1961	Monument	25	2
18.	Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) / The Actress	2/1962	Monument	2	4
19.	The Crowd / Mama	5/1962	Monument	40	26
20.	Workin' For The Man / Leah	9/1962	Monument	50	25
21.	In Dreams / Shahdoroba	1/1963	Monument	6	7
22.	Roy Orbison EP	3/1963	London
23.	Falling / Distant Drums	5/1963	Monument	9	22
24.	Only The Lonely EP	5/1963
25.	In Dreams EP	6/1963	London
26.	Blue Bayou / Mean Woman Blues	8/1963	Monument	3	5
27.	Pretty Paper / Beautiful Dreamer	11/1963	Monument		15
28.	Sweet And Easy To Love EP	1964	Ember
29.	Tryin' To Get You EP	1964	Ember
30.	Borne On The Wind / What'd I Say	2/1964	London	15
31.	It's Over / Indian Wedding	4/1964	Monument	1	9
32.	You're My Baby / Rock House	7/1964	Ember
33.	It's Over EP	8/1964	London
34.	Oh Pretty Woman / Yo Te Amo Maria & The Candy Men	28.08.1964	Monument	1	1
35.	This Kind Of Love / I Never Knew	9/1964	Ember
36.	Pretty Paper / Summer Song	11/1964	London	6
37.	Oh Pretty Woman EP	12/1964	London
38.	Devil Doll EP	1965	Ember
39.	Goodnight / Only With You	2/1965	Monument	14	21
40.	Roy Orbison's Stage Show Hits EP	2/1965	London
41.	Sweet And Easy To Love / You're Gonna Cry	3/1965	Ember
42.	Love Hurts EP (Love Hurts / All I Have To Do Is Dream / I Can't Stop Loving You / The Crowd)	6/1965	London
43.	(Say) You're My Girl / Sleepy Hollow	7/1965	Monument	23	39
44.	Ride Away / Wonderin'	8/1965	MGM	34	25
45.	Let The Good Times Roll / Distant Drums	10/1965	Monument		81
46.	Crawling Back / If You Can't Say Something Nice	29.10.1965	MGM	19	46
47.	Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart / Wait	14.01.1966	MGM	22	31
48.	Twinkle Toes / Where Is Tomorrow	25.03.1966	MGM	29	39
49.	Lana / House Without Windows	10.06.1966	London	15
50.	Too Soon To Know / You'll Never Been Sixteen Again	12.08.1966	MGM	3	68
51.	There Won't Be Many Coming Home / Going Back To Gloria	11/1966	London	18
52.	Communication Breakdown / Going Back To Gloria	11/1966	MGM		60
53.	So Good / Memories	2/1967	MGM	32	132
54.	Crawlin' Back / Ride Away	7/1967	MGM
55.	Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart / Too Soon To Know	7/1967	MGM
56.	Twinkle Toes / Where Is Tomorrow	7/1967	MGM
57.	Sweet Dreams / Going Back To Gloria	7/1967	MGM
58.	You'll Never Be Sixteen Again / There Won't Be Many Coming Home	7/1967	MGM
59.	Cry Softly, Lonely One / Pistolero	7/1967	MGM		52
60.	She / Here Comes That Song Again	10/1967	MGM		119
61.	Born To Be Loved By You / Shy Away	1/1968	MGM
62.	Walk On / Flowers (A 121)	6/1968	MGM	39
63.	Heartache / Sugarman	9/1968	MGM	44	104
64.	My Friend / Southbound Jerico Pathway	4/1969	MGM	35
65.	Penny Arcade / Tennessee Owns My Soul	8/1969	MGM	27	133
66.	Break My Mind / How Do You Start Over	11/1969	MGM
67.	She Cheats On Me / How Do You Start Over	1970	MGM
68.	So Young / If I Had A Woman Like You	4/1970	MGM		122
69.	(Love Me Like You Did It) Last Night / Close Again	8/1971	MGM
70.	Ooby Dooby / Devil Doll (reissue, v GB)	11/1971	Sun
71.	Remember The Good / Harlem Woman (or) If Only For A While	1972	MGM
72.	Dream Baby / Blue Angel	1972	Monument
73.	God Love You / Changes	2/1972	MGM
74.	Memphis Tennessee / I Can Read Between The Lines	9/1972	MGM
75.	Oh Pretty Woman	01.12.1972	Monument
76.	Blue Rain (Coming Down) / Sooner Or Later	1973	MGM
77.	I Wanna Live / You Lay Easy On My Mind	1973	MGM
78.	Sweet Mama Blue / Heartache	9/1974	Mercury
79.	Runnin' Scared / Love Hurts (reissue)	1975	Monument
80.	Crying / Candy Man (reissue)	1975	Monument
81.	Workin' For The Man / Leah (reissue)	1975	Monument
82.	Blue Bayou / Mean Woman Blues (reissue)	1975	Monument
83.	Pretty Paper / Beautiful Dreamer (reissue)	1975	Monument
84.	It's Lonely / Still	1975	Mercury
85.	I'm Hurtin' / Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)	1975	Monument
86.	The Crowd / In Dreams	1975	Monument
87.	Only The Lonely / Uptown	1975	Monument
88.	Hung Up On You / Spanish Nights	25.04.1975	Mercury
89.	Oh Pretty Woman / It's Over	11.07.1975	Monument
90.	Only The Lonely / It's Over	20.02.1976	Monument
91.	Belinda / No Chain At All	14.05.1976	Monument
92.	(I'm A) Southern Man / Born To Love Me	11/1976	Monument
93.	Roy Orbison: Ooby Dooby EP	12/1976	Charly
94.	Drifting Away / Under Suspicion	4/1977	Monument
95.	Oh Pretty Woman / It's Over (reissue)	1/1978	Monument
96.	Only The Lonely / Dream Baby	1/1978	Monument
97.	Ooby Dooby / Curtis Lee	29.09.1978	Charly
98.	Easy Way Out / Tears	5/1979	Asylum		109
99.	Lay It Down / Poor Baby	9/1979	Asylum
100.	Lay It Down / Warm Spot Hot	11/1979	Asylum
101.	That Loving You Feeling Again & Emmylou Harris, (from "Roadie")	6/1980	Warner Bros		55
102.	Until The Night Is Over / Long Way Back To Love	4/1981	Warner Bros
103.	Almost Eighteen / Jolie / Sweet And Innocent / The Bug / Paper Boy / Seems To Me (v Německu)	9/1982	Bear Family
104.	Wild Hearts (Time) / Wild Hearts (Voiceless) 7"(2) + Ooby Dooby (revive) / Crying (live) 12" + Oooby Dooby / Wild Hearts (And Time Again)	24.06.1985	ZTT	76
105.	In Dreams / Leah	6/1987	Virgin
106.	Problem Child	5/1988	Zu-Jazz
107.	You've Got It / Crying	12/1988	Virgin	1	9
108.	Only The Lonely / Blue Angel	2/1989	Old Gold
109.	Running Scared / Crying	2/1989	Old Gold
110.	Oh Pretty Woman / Mean Woman Blues	2/1989	Old Gold
111.	In Dreams / Falling	2/1989	Old Gold
112.	Dream Baby / Pretty Paper	2/1989	Old Gold
113.	It's Over / Blue Bayou	2/1989	Old Gold
114.	The Crowd / Lana	2/1989	Old Gold
115.	She's A Mystery To Me / Crying 12",CD + Dream Baby (live)	3/1989	Virgin	27
116.	California Blue / Blue Bayou 12",CD + Leah (live) / In Dreams (live)	7/1989	Virgin	77
117.	Oh Pretty Woman ('87 version) / Claudette	11/1989	Virgin
118.	I Drove All Night / Forever Friends CD + Trickster: Line Of Fire	6/1992	MCA	7
119.	Crying / Falling CD1 + Oh Pretty Woman / She's A Mystery To Me CD2 + Only The Lonely / It's Over & k.d. lang	8/1992	Virgin America	10
120.	Heartbeat Radio / Crying CD1 + In Dreams / You Got It / Dream Baby CD2 + Blue Angel / Claudette / Lana	10/1992	Virgin America	36
121.	I Drove All Night / Crying CD + Oh Pretty Woman / After The Love Has Gone	01.11.1993	Virgin	47
122.	Rock House / Ubangi Stomp & Warren Smith	17.08.2012	Collectables
123.	Oh, Pretty Woman / Crying	12.02.2013	Legacy
124.	Crying / Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) (reissue)	04.06.2013	Collectables
125.	You're My Baby / Rockhouse	13.01.2014	Third Man
126.	Sweet & Easy to Love / Devil Doll	09.12.2014	Third Man

Movies:

1. The Fastest Guitar Alive (1968, starring)
2. Roadie (1980, starring)

Awards:

1980 Grammy Awards - Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal (SP "That Lovin' You Feelin' Again", & Emmylou Harris)
1986 Grammy Awards - Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording ("Interviews from the Class of '55 Recording Sessions", & Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Sam Phillips, Rick Nelson, Chips Moman)
1987 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
1988 Grammy Awards - Best Country Vocal Collaboration (SP "Crying", & k.d. lang)
1990 Grammy Awards - Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male (track "Oh Pretty Woman")
1998 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
1999 Grammy Hall Of Fame ("Oh, Pretty Woman", 1964)
1999 Grammy Hall Of Fame ("Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel)", 1960)
2002 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "Crying")

Various:

† 6.12.1988

appeared on the LP:

Tom Petty: Full Moon Fever (5/89, MCA)

Compilation Appearances:

"You Got It" on compilation "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: The Album" (1.8.00, Buena Vista)

Press References:

Gramorevue
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1989	1		11	Recenze	album review
Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1989	4		99		profile
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1975	17	26.04.1975	13	Singles	single review
1975	32	09.08.1975	29	Albums	album review
1975	35	30.08.1975	22	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	40	04.10.1975	32	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	41	11.10.1975	29		profile
1975	42	18.10.1975	40	Albums	album review
1975	52	27.12.1975	27	Albums	album review
1977	12	19.03.1977	30	Albums	album review
1977	13	26.03.1977	13	Making Waves	interview
1978	39	07.10.1978	17	Singles	single review
1979	31	18.08.1979	24	Albums	album review
1990	0	20.10.1990	11	Sidelines
1992	33	15.08.1992	27	Singles	single review
1993	45	06.11.1993	29	Singles	single review
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1965	0	29.10.1965	4	Singles	single review
1965	0	29.10.1965	9	LPs	album review
1965	0	26.11.1965	4	Interview	interview
1966	0	14.01.1966	4	Singles	single review
1966	0	11.03.1966	2	Star Quote
1966	0	25.03.1966	2	Interview	interview
1966	0	01.04.1966	4	Singles	single review
1966	0	01.04.1966	8	Live	gig review
1966	0	15.04.1966	9
1966	0	10.06.1966	4	Singles	single review
1966	0	10.06.1966	6	News
1966	0	08.07.1966	2	Star Quote
1966	0	12.08.1966	4	Singles	single review
1966	0	03.12.1966	12
1973	0	07.04.1973	13	Albums	album review
1976	0	05.06.1976	14	Platters	album review, single review
1990	0	08.12.1990	16
1990	0	08.12.1990	29	Long Play	album review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1993	2	29.01.1993	20	Srdcerváči	profile
1995	10	23.05.1995	6	Galerie
1997	2		115	CD retro	album review
2001	4		130	Oslavenec měsíce