In May 1988, a supergroup including George Harrison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, and Roy Orbison recorded their debut record. They called themselves The Traveling Wilburys after a slang term ...

Paul McCartney said Roy Orbison’s “Oh, Pretty Woman” came together while The Beatles watched. However, one of the song’s co-writers had a story that completely contradicts Paul’s. Notably, the song ...

Rock songs are the perfect vehicle for nostalgia. They offer little trips down memory lane, like these nostalgic rock songs ...

As many fans are aware, the One of the Lonely Ones sessions took place during a particularly dark chapter in Orbison's life — his wife Claudette was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1966, and two ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Roy Orbison’s three sons are all musicians but never really got to play music with their dad — until now. Wesley, Roy Jr. and Alex Orbison have helped create a new song by ...

Orbison's biggest songs, like "Oh, Pretty Woman" and "Crying," are indelible. Hear eight of our favorites, from the tearjerkers to the dance-floor... Roy Orbison: Songs We Love Roy Orbison: Songs We ...

The powerful and emotional voice of Roy Orbison, among the most esteemed singers of the rock era, resurfaces May 19 on Legacy Recordings' 25th anniversary reissue of Mystery Girl, the acclaimed 1989 ...

Roy Orbison died of a heart attack in Nashville in 1988. And 26 years later, his sons got the chance to sing with him. Fans can hear that song and see how it happened on Monday’s episode of the new ...

On this week's All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen kicks things off with "Water Fountain," a breathless cut from the new tUnE-yArDs album Nikki Nack. The video, which you can see on All Songs TV, is a ...

Fred Foster thought a young Roy Orbison—pale, scrawny and exceedingly reticent—was the antithesis of a rock star when the two met in early 1959. Orbison wasn't overly excited about meeting Foster, ...

A daily chronicle of creativity in film, TV, music, arts, and entertainment, produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from November 2014 – March 2020. Host John Horn leads the ...