After Orbison finished writing the song, he went into a room in his house, sat on the bed, said a prayer, and cried tears of joy.

Many people long to hearken back to the simpler, more innocent music of the 1950s. Well, for those folks who are still holding onto yesterday, their time has finally come--in Chicopee. On July 10, ...

Roy Orbison possessed one of the great rock and roll voices: a forceful, operatic bel canto tenor capable of dynamic crescendos. He sang heartbroken ballads and bluesy rockers alike, running up a ...

Typically seen in sunglasses and pompadour, Orbison rocketed to fame in the late '50s and early '60s with a series of yearning rock 'n' roll hits that included rockabilly-inspired numbers like "Oh, ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Barbara Orbison, widow of rock n' roll pioneer Roy Orbison, died Tuesday on the 23rd anniversary of her husband's death, a family spokeswoman said. She was 60. Barbara Orbison died ...