Roy Orbison
Barbara Orbison Dead: Roy Orbison's Widow Dies on Anniversary of His Death
(Gibson) On this day in 1988, rock and roll legend Roy Orbison died of a heart attack at age 52. Gibson takes a look back: A few days before his death on this day in 1988, Roy Orbison was asked in an interview about his legacy.
Barbara Orbison managed her husband's career, kept his legacy alive and owned the publishing company behind the Taylor Swift hit “You Belong to Me.”
Barbara and Roy Orbison AP Photo/Bob Dear, File. Orbison passed away in 1988 from a heart attack at the age of 52 in the midst of a comeback tour with the Traveling Wilburys. Thanks to the attention from the Wilburys and
"Sun" sports covers of songs recorded by such Sun Records legends as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison and was recorded at the renowned Sun Studio in Memphis. "In the long run, there are people who've made more money or had bigger stardom at
The wife of the late Roy Orbison died on Tuesday, Dec. 6. Barbara Orbison, who married the singer in 1969, succumbed to pancreatic cancer at the age of 60.