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Orbison
[ awr-bi-suhn ]
noun
- Roy, 1936–88, U.S. rock and roll singer and songwriter.
Orbison
/ ˈɔːɪə /
noun
- OrbisonRoy (Kelton)19361989MUSMUSIC: pop singerMUSIC: songwriter Roy ( Kelton ). 1936–89, US pop singer and songwriter. His records include the singles "Only the Lonely" (1960) and "Oh Pretty Woman" (1964) and the album Mystery Girl (1989)
Example Sentences
I put this groove together, kind of a Memphis slash Fleetwood Mac slash “Pretty Woman,” Roy Orbison type of vibe.
In “Blue Velvet,” Lynch created an eerie moment of romance and nostalgia in an otherwise disturbing scene as actor Dean Stockwell, in paisley tuxedo jacket, lip-syncs Orbison’s 1963 hit “In Dreams.”
The group, also known for parodying Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A” and Roy Orbison’s “Oh, Pretty Woman,” split in the 1990s but reunited in the 2000s.
Every glottal stop in Rebekah del Rio's "Llorando," the Spanish rendition of Roy Orbison's "Crying" performed in Club Silencio, was punctuated by the sounds of some dude drifting in and out of consciousness.
In the darkened Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, hundreds of people couldn’t wait to see legendary rocker Roy Orbison.
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