Orbison, Roy

Overview

Works:	1,489 works in 3,102 publications in 3 languages and 19,543 library holdings
Genres:	Rock music Popular music Motion picture music Music videos Country music Rockabilly music Live sound recordings Film soundtracks Nonfiction films Concert films
Roles:	Author, Performer, Instrumentalist, Singer, Interviewee, Composer, Lyricist, Originator, Other, Producer, Conductor
Classifications:	M1630.18.O72, 781.66

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Roy Orbison

Only the lonely : Roy Orbison's life and legacy by Alan Clayson( Book )
Roy Orbison : the invention of an alternative rock masculinity by Peter Lehman( Book )
The authorized Roy Orbison by Roy Orbison( Book )
Rhapsody in black : the life and music of Roy Orbison by John Kruth( Book )
The history of rock 'n' roll( Visual )

Only the lonely : the Roy Orbison story by Alan Clayson( Book )
Roy Orbison anthology / Barbara Orbison Productions ; producer, Gregory Hall ; produced in association with SVT/Sweden, Yleisradio OY/Finland ; produced by Hallway Inc by Roy Orbison( Visual )
Carl Perkins : rock'n roll legend( Visual )
The authorized Roy Orbison by Wesley Orbison( Recording )
Roy Orbison : the authorized biography by Roy Orbison( )
Legends on tour : the pop package tours of the 1960s by Martin Creasy( Book )
Ulrich Haarbürste's novel of Roy Orbison in clingfilm by Ulrich Haarbürste( Book )
Black & white night by Roy Orbison( Visual )
Only the lonely : the Roy Orbison story( Recording )
Carl Perkins : a rock'n roll legend 1932-1998( Visual )
Roy Orbison : greatest hits by Roy Orbison( Visual )
In dreams : the greatest hits by Roy Orbison( Recording )
Roy Orbison : 87 success facts, everything you need to know about Roy Orbison( )

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Most widely held works by Roy Orbison

Pretty woman : original motion picture soundtrack by James Newton Howard( Recording )

11 editions published in 1990 in 3 languages and held by 532 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Black & white night by Roy Orbison( Visual )

39 editions published between 1989 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 519 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Filmed in black and white against the streamlined art deco stage of the since-demolished Coconut Grove in downtown Los Angeles, this concert is buoyed by a remarkable cast of A-list Orbison fans who signed on as his accompanists

The all time greatest hits of Roy Orbison, volumes 1 & 2 by Roy Orbison( Recording )

36 editions published between 1972 and 2004 in 4 languages and held by 415 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Cadence classics : their 20 greatest hits by Everly Brothers( Recording )

1 edition published in 1985 in English and held by 375 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Traveling Wilburys by Traveling Wilburys( Recording )

11 editions published between 1988 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 371 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In the late '80s, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, and Roy Orbison formed one of rock's biggest supergroups with the Traveling Wilburys

Black & white night by Roy Orbison( Recording )

46 editions published between 1987 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 344 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This is a complete audio recording of the famous "Coconut Grove Sessions," which were taped digitally in September, 1987. It is a Roy Orbison music album made posthumously by Virgin Records from the HBO television special, Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night, which was filmed in 1987 and broadcast in 1988, and the album was originally released in 1989. It is the only commercially available live recording of him. The concert is buoyed by a remarkable cast of A-list Orbison fans who signed on as his accompanists. Under the direction of producer T-Bone Burnett, the stage band includes Jackson Browne, Burnett, Elvis Costello, k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt, J.D. Souther, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits and Jennifer Warnes, along with the rhythm section from Elvis Presleys fabled late 60s and early 70s touring band. That astonishing lineup is all the more noteworthy for the restraint with which they collaborate. Its evident that those superstars came to honor Orbison, not upstage him, resulting in a gratifying cohesion of the performances. It features songs spanning his career from 1961 to 1988

For the lonely : 18 greatest hits by Roy Orbison( Recording )

4 editions published between 1988 and 1993 in English and held by 341 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The essential Roy Orbison by Roy Orbison( Recording )

17 editions published between 2006 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 264 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Roy's best of the best featuring Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins. Being April 23, 2006 is Roy's 70th birthday there will be a lot of Roy listening this year. Includes hits: Only The Lonely; Running Scared; and includes his 1986 records

16 biggest hits by Roy Orbison( Recording )

10 editions published between 1999 and 2011 in English and held by 261 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This compilation presents 16 of the first 17 of those hits, from the '60s gold-seller Only the Lonely to the 1964 chart-topper Oh, Pretty Woman, with Orbison's seven other Top Ten hits of the era in between

The hateful 8 by Ennio Morricone( Recording )

3 editions published in 2015 in English and held by 253 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

For the first time, the legendary Ennio Morricone provides the soundtrack to a Quentin Tarantino film. Along with his score, this soundtrack includes songs from the White Stripes and Roy Orbison

You've got mail by George Fenton( Recording )

2 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 250 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In dreams : the greatest hits by Roy Orbison( Recording )

27 editions published between 1987 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 231 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The very best of Roy Orbison by Roy Orbison( Recording )

52 editions published between 1965 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 222 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Rockabilly portrait by Johnny Cash( )

3 editions published between 1995 and 2010 in English and held by 187 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Saturday night live( Visual )

2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 180 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A 25th anniversary celebration of the television program Saturday night live featuring the best live musical and sketch performances between 1975 and 2000

A black and white night live by Roy Orbison( Recording )

21 editions published between 1989 and 1990 in English and Undetermined and held by 176 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Duets by Emmylou Harris( Recording )

8 editions published in 1990 in English and Undetermined and held by 173 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Roy Orbison : greatest hits by Roy Orbison( Visual )

6 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 58 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"From his earliest concert performances to the climatic resurgence shortly before his death, this DVD takes you on a journey of the early days of Rock & Roll to the ultimate pinnacle of success and legendary mystique of one of the most influential performers, artists and songwriters of our time."--Container

Only the lonely : the Roy Orbison story( Recording )

in Undetermined and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Roy Orbison anthology / Barbara Orbison Productions ; producer, Gregory Hall ; produced in association with SVT/Sweden, Yleisradio OY/Finland ; produced by Hallway Inc by Roy Orbison( Visual )

1 edition published in 1999 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

Perfomance by Roy Orbison of some of his hits. Includes commentary by fellow performers who discuss the influence that he had on their careers

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