One day, Roy Orbison's first wife walked down the street to the store. By the time she returned, the rock 'n' roll pioneer had already written his... Mercy: Behind Roy Orbison's 'Pretty Woman' Mercy: ...

Sad emotions can only exist because you understand happiness. Roy Orbison attest that his song about loneliness, at its heart, is a happy one.

Paul McCartney said Roy Orbison’s “Oh, Pretty Woman” came together while The Beatles watched. However, one of the song’s co-writers had a story that completely contradicts Paul’s. Notably, the song ...

Roy Orbison’s “Oh, Pretty Woman” became one of the most famous classic rock songs of the 1960s. Subsequently, it inspired Devo’s “Whip It,” one of the most famous new wave songs from the 1980s. In ...

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If you just can’t get Roy Orbison’s signature tune out of your head and you have a nostalgic sweet spot for the blockbuster 1990 movie, you too may find yourself inescapably drawn to “Pretty Woman: ...

It’s not exactly a Christmas standard on the order of “O Holy Night” or “Jingle Bells,” but “Pretty Paper” – written by Willie Nelson and first recorded by Roy Orbison – is one of the best-known ...