Scholarly Journal Article

Roy Orbison was born in Vernon Texas in 1936. Orbison did not have the good looks like Elvis Presley, or Johnny Cash. Instead he used his singing talents to capture audiences all across the United States. He also captured his audience by his story telling songs of loneliness and longing for love. Orbison became known as the "underdog", the "hopelessly romantic loser" as Richie Unterberger states. His first major hit single was "Ooby Dooby" from whom he signed a record deal with; Sun Records. He signed with Sun Records in 1956. With his second song, "Only the Lonely," Orbison hit the charts in second place, only due to his new label, Monument Records in 1960. With-in a five year period, Orbisonwon Monument Records a whopping 15 singles on the Top 40's chart. Orbison never got into the mainstream, head bopping singer and entertainer. He was a more underground, not an every day kind of singer. He was more of a slow singer, that is what he like to sing. And in 1946, "Oh, Pretty Woman" hit the top charts as #1. He had other tear jerker songs suck as "Crying", "In Dreams", and "Its Over". All of these songs are recognized as orbison's greatest hits and will never be forgotten. Roy Orbison died in 1988.

Unterberger, R. (n.d.). Orbison, Roy (1936-1988). Retrieved from http://muco.alexanderstreet.com/Person/231554