On this day (October 8) in 1964, Roy Orbison was at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart with “Oh, Pretty Woman.” The song was his third to top the UK chart and stayed at the peak position for three weeks.

Playing through some songs at home one day working with songwriter and collaborator Bill Dees, Roy Orbison noticed his wife Claudette Frady getting ready to go out to buy something in town. When ...

In a news article from the time, which was shared on the official Roy Orbison Facebook page, Cash explained that he had been “saved” from the grave by the ghost of another music legend, Roy Orbison.

The rock scene of the 1950s and early 1960s was full of artists who exuded traditional masculinity, but among them all, Roy Orbison rose through the ranks. In attitude, Orbison was shy and ...

The family of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Roy Orbison — known for hits like “Oh, Pretty Woman,” “Crying,” “Only the Lonely” and “In Dreams” — has partnered with the independent production and ...