"He sang it while I was banging my hand down on the table and by the time she returned, we had the song," remembered co-writer Bill Dees.

While Roy Orbison passed from this life into the next on Dec. 6, 1988, his music lives on in the great American songbook of rock ‘n’ roll hits. What sets Orbison apart from many of his ...

The family of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Roy Orbison - known for hits like "Oh, Pretty Woman," "Crying," "Only the Lonely” ...

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.