Roy Orbison

Biography

Born in Texas as a teenager, Roy Orbison began his music career singing in country-and-western bands before being signed by Sam Phillips of Sun Records in 1956. He achieved moderate success at Sun but found greatest success with Monument Records, releasing 22 singles that reached the Billboard top 40 between 1960 and 1966. Orbison wrote or co-wrote many of his hit songs, including "Only the Lonely" and "Oh, Pretty Woman".