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When did Roy Orbison's first album release?
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Roy Orbison's first album Lonely and Blue released in January 1961.
Roy Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer-songwriter. Nicknamed “The Big O”, his best-known songs include “Oh, Pretty Woman”, “You Got It”, “Crying” and “In Dreams”. First rising to fame in the late 1950s, he became one of the biggest artists of the 1960s, producing 22 U.S. top 40 singles. He then went over two... Read More
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