Ferguson was diagnosed with irreversible total blindness due to optic nerve hypoplasia. Late one night a few months later, grandfather Dean Ferguson hoped the radio would soothe his howling grandson.

He knows every single note Robert Johnson ever played and can play it brilliantly, and not just Robert Johnson, but Blind Willie Johnson ... It started with Roy Orbison, but also with B.B ...

America’s best blues and soul singers began their journeys singing gospel songs in church choirs, honing their vocal skills ...

It’s impossible to choose only three Roy Orbison tracks. But here are three heartbreaking ballads from one of America’s most unique and melancholic voices. Because so much of his emotional power comes ...

The family of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Roy Orbison — known for hits like “Oh, Pretty Woman,” “Crying,” “Only the Lonely” and “In Dreams” — has partnered with the independent ...

Now, everyone knows that no one sings like Roy Orbison.” Orbison completed his comeback solo album, “Mystery Girl,” in November of 1988 but died suddenly of a heart attack the following month.

The Roy Orbison Experience will take place on Friday, February 21, at The Quay in Sudbury. This tribute to Roy Orbison brings his sound to life with the "incredible" vocals of Oliver Harris.

Petty later became part of the ’80s supergroup, The Traveling Wilburys, alongside Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Roy Orbison. He released three solo albums and enjoyed a string of ...