Roy Orbison was an American singer-songwriter from Vernon, Texas, who began his recording career in the mid-1950s and became associated with rockabilly, country and pop ballads. Noted for his wide vocal range, operatic delivery and frequent use of falsetto alongside sparse, often orchestral arrangements and a distinctive stage persona that included dark glasses, his songs blended country storytelling with pop and rock sensibilities and had a lasting influence on later rock and popular musicians.
