Roy Orbison wrote songs for and with his friends Johnny Cash and Buddy Holly, among other artists.

In 1957, Buddy Holly also recorded two of Roy Orbison’s songs on his debut, The “Chirping” Crickets, “You’ve Got Love,” and “An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date).” The latter, a story of a jilted date, ...

The blockbuster release that finally snapped the group's unstoppable streak ...

Roy Orbison wasn’t planning on pursuing music as a career — then he heard one Elvis Presley song. Orbison was later signed to Elvis’ label. The “You Got It” singer revealed he and the King had issues ...

On this day (September 26) in 1964, Roy Orbison topped the Billboard Hot 100 with “Oh, Pretty Woman.” The song knocked “The House of the Rising Sun” by the Animals out of the top spot and held it for ...

In the grand scheme of things, there are those once-in-a-lifetime singers who, even in death, never fade away. They are the special artists whose voice has that rare indefinable something that can ...