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KUT: Lost Roy Orbison Album Revisits a Tragic Time in His Past

December 15, 2015 by admin

KUT: Lost Roy Orbison Album Revisits a Tragic Time in His Past

From Texas Standard: In West Texas, it’s not just the landscape that’s long and lonely – the days and nights are too.

The late musician Roy Orbison once described his youth in Wink, Texas, as football, oil fields, grease and sand. At night, when the sky would light up like Christmas, Roy would grab his guitar, sit in in the family car, and sing. It was a way to fill all that empty space, he once said. The car wasn’t big enough to contain the voice of a man who would one day become known the world over as the “Caruso of rock.”

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KERA NEWS: A Look Back at Roy Orbison, an Unassuming West Texas Boy Turned Rockstar

September 5, 2014 by admin

KERA NEWS: A Look Back at Roy Orbison, an Unassuming West Texas Boy Turned Rockstar

“Fifty years ago this month, Roy Orbison had his break-out hit “Pretty Woman.” The catchy tune about an attractive lady walking by his song became the influence of countless covers and catapulted him into rock-n-roll history. His 1964 song, along with eight other singles, gave the “British Invasion” of the 1960s a run for their money.”

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