American Songwriter

The Story Behind Roy Orbison’s Repeat Hit “Oh, Pretty Woman”

Playing through some songs at home one day working with songwriter and collaborator Bill Dees, Roy Orbison noticed his wife Claudette Frady getting ready to go out to buy something in town. When ...
Stereogum

The Number Ones: Roy Orbison’s “Oh, Pretty Woman”

Roy Orbison might be the archetypal sad bastard of pop music. A Sun Records original, he was there for the big-bang birth of rock 'n' roll, sharing studio space with the horny young demons who would ...
Rolling Stone

Hear Roy Orbison Croon ‘Oh, Pretty Woman’ With the Royal Philharmonic

Roy Orbison‘s extraordinary ability to convey intense heartbreak and sensuality with a multi-octave vocal range earned him the nickname “the Caruso of Rock.” While the classical qualities of the Texas ...
Rolling Stone

Flashback: See Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash Sing ‘Oh, Pretty Woman’

While still in his teens, Texas native Roy Orbison and his band, the aptly named Teen Kings, were the stars of their own weekly series on KOSA-TV in Odessa. They would also travel to nearby Clovis, ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

Bill Dees, Who Co-Wrote Roy Orbison's 'Oh Pretty Woman,' Dies

Dees and Orbison wrote the hit quickly, inspired by a loving moment between the singer and his wife. And it was Dees who suggested that Orbison... Bill Dees, Who Co-Wrote Roy Orbison's 'Oh Pretty ...