Roy Orbison
- MatchRoy Orbison
- 100%Buddy Holly
- 100%Elvis Presley
- 96%The Everly Brothers
- 90%Del Shannon
- 90%Jerry Lee Lewis
- 90%Jerry Lewis
- 86%The Traveling Wilburys
- 83%The Hollies
- 83%The Platters
- 78%Cliff Richard
Biography
23 April 1936, Vernon, Texas, USA, d. 6 December 1988, Madison, Tennessee, USA. Major critical acclaim came too late for one of the leading singers of the 60s. He became the master of the epic ballad of doom-laden despair, possessing a sensational voice of remarkable range and power, and often finding it more comfortable to stay in the high register. The former reluctant rockabilly singer, who worked with Norman Petty and Sam Phillips in the 50s, moved to Nashville and became a staff writer for... Read more