The Authorized Roy Orbison

The Authorized Roy Orbison
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Wesley, the eldest, is a seasoned songwriter and guitar player. He enjoys spending time with his beautiful bride and their son, Roy Orbison III. Roy Jr. His song "The Only One" (co-written with Craig Wiseman) appears on Roy Orbison's multi-platinum album Mystery Girl. Alex, a drummer by trade, began his career in music publishing at the age of seventeen. . As co-president of Still Working Music, along with his brother Roy, Alex has overseen several Top
About the Author p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Geneva p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-indent: 36.0px; font: 12.0px Geneva Wesley, Roy Jr., and Alex Orbison work tirelessly to protect and further their father's legacy. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. His song "The Only One" (co-written with Craig Wiseman) appears on Roy Orbison's multi-platinum album Mystery Girl. All three brothers reside with their families in Nashville. . As co-president of Still Working Music, along with his brother Roy, Alex has overseen several Top Ten songs and Number One hits. He and his partner, Lynn, reside in New York City with their children. A lifelong fan of Roy Orbison, he recently contributed liner notes to The Ultimate Roy Orbison and the fiftieth-anniversary reissue of The Beat
He came of age as an artist on the venerable Sun Records label; toured with The Beatles; had massive hits in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s; invented the black-clad, sunglasses-wearing image of the rock star; and reinvented the art of songwriting many times over. Despite these and countless other accolades, the story of Roy Orbison's life is virtually unknown to his millions of fans around the world. He is a member of the Rock & Roll and Songwriters Halls of Fame, a recipient of the Musicians Hall of Fame's inaugural Iconic Riff Award, and the winner of multiple GRAMMY? awards. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Helvetica p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Helvetica For the first time, legendary performer Roy Orbison's story as one of the most beloved rock legends will be revealed through family accounts and records. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-indent: 36.0px; font: 12.0px Geneva p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Geneva span.Apple-tab-span {white-space:pre Roy Orbison is a rock and roll icon almost without peer. It's a story of the intense highs and severe lows that make up the mountain range of Roy Orbison's career; one that touched four decades and ended abruptly at perhaps its highest peak, when he passed away at the age of fifty-two on