Roy Orbison knew his strengths and limitations. His talent was his voice, liquid silver that he poured into the slowly curving contours of aching songs like no other balladeer in the 20th century. His ...

In 1963, The Beatles were on the same tour as the “Crying” singer. George and Orbison didn’t get close, but Orbison’s influence on him and The Beatles is undeniable. In 1988, George and Orbison became ...

The Beatles formed in 1960, and by 1963, their popularity was soaring in the United Kingdom. They went on a tour of the UK with a number of artists, including Orbison. At this point, Orbison was ...

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 ...

Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly are coming to the Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St., at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17 — not actually, of course, but virtually. Through a combination of digital holographic ...

Roy Orbison is dead. He’s been that way for 30 years. But never mind all that. Here he is, anyway, traveling the country on a new 28-day tour that visits Fort Myers this Saturday. Scott Saxon, general ...