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Roy Orbison

real name Roy Kelton Orbison

Vernon, United States · 1936-04-23 – 1988-12-06

Roy Orbison is credited on 7,683 releases across 1,916 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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7,683

Credits

1,916

Albums

8

Decades active

660

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American singer-songwriter, and guitarist (born April 23, 1936, Vernon, Texas, USA; died December 7, 1988, Hendersonville, Tennessee, USA). One of the few American artists to score significant British success during the "beat boom" of 1963-5, he made a comeback with the Traveling Wilburys shortly before his death at the age of 52.
Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 (Performer).
Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1989.
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7,683 releases · 1,916 albums · active 1956–2026

  • Performance · 12,777
  • Production · 282
  • Other credits · 222

Studios: Royal Albert Hall · RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · Sun Studios · Record One, Los Angeles

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