Roy Orbison – “Blue Bayou” from Black and White Night
Best Oldies Songs A Song About Longing So Deep It Turns Memory Into Geography When Roy Orbison first released “Blue Bayou” in 1963, the song quietly drifted into the world as the B…
Roy Orbison – On “The Dukes of Hazzard”
A Voice From Another America Drifted Into Hazzard County and Turned a Television Gag Into Something Timeless When Roy Orbison appeared on The Dukes of Hazzard in March 1981, he…
Roy Orbison – California Blue (Official Video)
A song about distance, longing, and the quiet hope of finding your way home again. Released in 1989 as part of Roy Orbison’s final studio album, Mystery Girl, “California Blue”…
Roy Orbison – You Got It (Official Video)
A man who spent his life singing heartbreak returned at the end with a love song full of impossible warmth. Released posthumously in early 1989, Roy Orbison’s “You Got It”…
Roy Orbison – Oh, Pretty Woman (Live From Australia, 1972)
A Man Watching Desire Pass By at the Speed of a City Street When Roy Orbison stepped onto Australian stages in 1972 to perform “Oh, Pretty Woman”, he was no…
Roy Orbison – Leah (Live From Australia, 1972)
A Ballad of Longing That Drifted Across the World Like a Lonely Wind When Roy Orbison performed “Leah” during his 1972 Australian appearances, he was carrying with him far more…
Roy Orbison – Running Scared (Live From Australia, 1972)
A man sings softly about fear, and somehow turns heartbreak into opera. When Roy Orbison released “Running Scared” in 1961, the single did something remarkable for a record built almost…
Roy Orbison – Bridge Over Troubled Water (Live From Australia, 1972)
A solitary voice reaching through darkness with tenderness so profound it transforms sorrow into spiritual comfort When Roy Orbison performed Bridge Over Troubled Water live in Australia in 1972, the…
Roy Orbison – The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison (1977)
A monument to heartbreak and longing where one extraordinary voice turns loneliness into something hauntingly eternal Released in 1977, The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison was far more than…
Roy Orbison – Live in Austin Texas
A solitary voice filling the night with longing, power, and the strange beauty of endurance When Roy Orbison performed live in Austin, Texas, the concert carried a significance that extended…