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Birth name | Roy Kelton Orbison |
Born | Vernon, Texas, U.S. | April 23, 1936
Died | December 6, 1988 Hendersonville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 52)
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Years active | 1953–1988 |
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Website | royorbison |
Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 - December 6, 1988) was an American singer. In 1987, he was named into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[1] Orbison was popular in the 1960s. He became less popular in the 1970s, but began to make a career comeback in the 1980s. However, as he was becoming more popular again, he died of a heart attack at the age of 52 in Henderson, Tennessee.[2]