Roy Orbison
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Orbison was a natural baritone, but since 1961 writers have speculated that he had a three or four-octave range. The combination of Orbison's powerful, impassioned voice, and the complex musical arrangements in his songs led many in rock and roll to refer to his music as operatic, calling him the "Caruso of Rock". Performers as disparate as Elvis Presley and Bono stated his voice was, respectively, the greatest and most distinctive they had ever heard. While most men in rock and roll in the 1950s and 1960s portrayed a defiant masculinity, many of Orbison's songs instead conveyed a quiet, desperate vulnerability. He experienced tragedies in his life including the death of his first wife and his children on separate occasions. He was known for performing while standing still and solitary, wearing black clothes and dark sunglasses which lent an air of mystery to his persona.
Orbison was initiated into the second class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 by longtime admirer Bruce Springsteen. The same year he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Rolling Stone listed Orbison as No. 37 in their list of The Greatest Artists of All Time. In 2002, Billboard magazine listed Orbison at No. 74 in the Top 600 recording artists. Rolling Stone rated Orbison at No. 13 in their list of The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time in 2008.
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Total 35 sheet(s) found, listing between 0 - 20.
Song | Added By | Pages | Instruments | Sheet Type | File |
OH, PRETTY WOMAN for String Orchestra |
buryat (16)
4222d ago
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7 | Piano, Cello, Violin, Viola, Bass, Percussion | Other |
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Beatiful Dreamer |
TonyK (5)
4483d ago
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4 | Piano, Saxophone | Original |
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Pretty Woman |
bobbiec1031 (298)
4598d ago
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8 | Cello, Violin, Viola | Transcription |
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Up is Down |
aznviolinist94 (19)
4683d ago
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2 | Violin | Original |
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Pretty Woman |
eimeare62 (5)
4695d ago
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4 | Piano, Bass | Original |
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Can I Help you sir? Yes, please play the blues |
dalekar333 (7)
4709d ago
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10 | Guitar | Transcription |
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Pretty Woman |
stephrose91 (3)
4728d ago
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4 | Piano | Transcription |
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Working for the man |
BoNowHere (4)
4731d ago
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3 | Piano | Transcription |
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Blue Angel |
japplegate (42)
4748d ago
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2 | Guitar | Transcription |
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Crying |
valdemarmorais (12)
4750d ago
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1 | Saxophone | Transcription |
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california blue |
valdemarmorais (12)
4751d ago
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1 | Saxophone | Transcription |
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Pretty Woman |
uyvu_taman (8)
4764d ago
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1 | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Other |
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Pretty Woman |
georgdias (1)
4777d ago
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4 | Piano | Transcription |
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Farewellsong 2 |
Rapha92 (29)
4798d ago
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1 | Piano, Vocal | Original |
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Farewell Song |
Rapha92 (29)
4800d ago
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1 | Piano, Vocal | Original |
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Lordy Jesus 3 |
Rapha92 (29)
4800d ago
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1 | Piano, Vocal | Original |
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Lordy Jesus 2 |
Rapha92 (29)
4801d ago
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1 | Piano, Vocal | Original |
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Lordy Jesus |
Rapha92 (29)
4801d ago
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1 | Piano, Vocal | Original |
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dexter house theme |
syrin23 (2)
4834d ago
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4 | Piano | Original |
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Dexter Main Title Theme |
syrin23 (2)
4834d ago
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4 | Piano | Transcription |
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