PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads between multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948′s oldies classics. LINK: tinyurl.com Although he shared the same rockabilly roots as Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison went on to pioneer an entirely different brand of country/pop-based rock & roll in the early ’60s. What he lacked in charisma and photogenic looks, Orbison made up for in spades with his quavering operatic voice and melodramatic narratives of unrequited love and yearning. In the process, he established rock & roll archetypes of the underdog and the hopelessly romantic loser. These were not only amplified by peers such as Del Shannon and Gene Pitney, but also influenced future generations of roots rockers such as Bruce Springsteen and Chris Isaak, as well as modern country stars the Mavericks. Orbison made his first widely distributed recordings for Sun Records in 1956. Roy was a capable rockabilly singer, and had a small national hit with his first Sun single, “Ooby Dooby.” But even then, he was far more comfortable as a ballad singer than as a hepped-up rockabilly jive cat. Other Sun singles met with no success, and by the late ’50s he was concentrating primarily on building a career as a songwriter, his biggest early success being “Claudette” (recorded by the Everly Brothers). After a brief, unsuccessful stint with RCA, Orbison finally found his voice with Monument Records …
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@John1948Eleven32
Well said & well put! I couldn’t agree with you more, John!
@JubalCalif “pure & soaring voice” Yes, I didn’t exactly know how to describe it. There are lots of great singers but just a few with voices like them.
@John1948Eleven32
You obviously are a gentleman of rare taste & distinction! I totally agree that Jay Black too had a pure & soaring voice! Two iconic giants of American music!
@JubalCalif Yes, Roy was one of the greats. I always thought that he and Jay Black had the best pure voices during that time period.
Heavens to Murgatroid! THANKS for uploading this awesome clip! If the late great Mr Orbison had been any cooler, he’d have been frozen. What a unique talent! A tragedy that he left us much too soon. This is my fave tune of his among his many classics. You’ve MADE my day & my week! CHEERS!
@Wagneryan
So didn’t I. So much pain and tragedy in his life. I honestly think he died of a broken heart and it broke my heart to know I would never hear any new songs from this incredble talent. Fortunately I was privileged to see him sing these songs live.
nice.
@Armando1735 A bit demented i think
Bela voz.
Great voice and delivery.
luv the oldies,Roy is &allways will b my no.1!……..the voice
@gosox05champs The man’s the only one that can let you be born with this kind of talent!
I cried when Roy died….RIP
@paulechaplin What’s so lolful about that?
Women do shead tears as much as men.. 
WOW! Roy, Johnny, Jerry Lewis and Perkins,
God given talent,
hey will all live forever.
cwying over you
If I could have been a pop singer, I would have been Roy. I’ve always identified tremendously with him.
I’m female by the way! Lol!!
I was fortunate to get to see him live and up close back in 1986… He was wonderful!!! His voice have me goose bumps and tears!!
You can tell it’s 1969. Session bass player insensitively OVERplaying no matter what kind of music is involved. That was epidemic in the industry back then. Unflappable Roy, rips it as usual…
I really tear up whenever I hear this song….
Absolutely brilliant. Than you for this superb upload.
He was the real “Man In Black” he was just the best. Rip Roy Orbison !
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