Orbison, Roy | Essential | CD

Roy Orbison was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born on 23 April 1936 in Vernon, Texas, and died on 7 December 1988 in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He was one of the few American artists to score significant British success during the beat boom of 1963 to 1965, and he made a comeback with the Traveling Wilburys shortly before his death at the age of 52. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 as a performer and into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1989.

The Essential Roy Orbison is a compilation of recordings by Roy Orbison, released by SONY in 2006. The edition is a two disc CD set in the rock and rock and roll styles.