Autographs of Roy Orbison
Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for his distinctive and powerful voice, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. Orbison's most successful periods were in the early 1960s and the late 1980s. Many of Orbison's songs conveyed vulnerability at a time when most male performers projected strength. He performed with minimal motion and in black clothes, matching his dyed black hair and dark sunglasses.
Born in Texas, Orbison began singing in a country-and-western band as a teenager. He was signed by Sam Phillips of Sun Records in 1956 after being urged by \nJohnny Cash. Elvis was leaving Sun and Phillips was looking to replace him. His first Sun recording, "Ooby Dooby", was a direct musical sound-a-like of Elvis's early Sun recordings. He had some success at Sun, but enjoyed his greatest success with Monument Records. From 1960 to 1966, 22 of Orbison's singles reached the Billboard top 40. He wrote or co-wrote almost all of his own top-10 hits, including "Only the Lonely" (1960), "Running Scared" (1961), "Crying" (1961), "In Dreams" (1963), "Oh, Pretty Woman" (1964), "I Drove All Night" (1987), "She's a Mystery to Me" (1988), "You Got It" (1988), and "California Blue" (1988).
After the mid-1960s, Orbison suffered a number of personal tragedies, and his career faltered. He experienced a resurgence in popularity in the 1980s, following the success of several cover versions of his songs. In 1988, he co-founded the Traveling Wilburys supergroup with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne. Orbison died of a heart attack that December at age 52. One month later, his song "You Got It" (1989) was released as a solo single, becoming his first hit to reach the top 10 in both the US and UK in nearly 25 years.
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Current items with a signature of Roy Orbison
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| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Vinyl Record Lp Roy Orbison Early Orbison Mlp8023 Autographed Sleeve  | £7.33 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Roy Orbison
The most expensive item with a signature of Roy Orbison (Roy Orbison 1968 Autograph) was sold in May 2025 for £17,508.00 while the cheapest item (Roy Orbison signed print Framed) found a new owner for £0.99 in October 2019. The month with the most items sold (12) was April 2026 with an average selling price of £155.68 for an autographed item of Roy Orbison. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2024 with £364.57 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.04 was September 2014. In average, an autographed item from Roy Orbison is worth £50.00.
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Latest News about Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison tribute takes to the stage in Gravesend (28/02/2015): Barry Steele, widely recognised as one of the world’s leading tributes to music legend Roy Orbison, will be performing in Gravesend on Mothering Sunday.Barry is all set to Steele the show as Roy Orbison comes to Stevenage (23/02/2015): And keeping the flame alive at Stevenage’s Gordon Craig Theatre on Saturday night will be Barry Steele – but it’s far from a one man show in tribute to the legendary Big O.Review: Roy Orbison and Friends, Grand Opera House, York (10/02/2015): ROY Orbison, in the guise of Barry Steele, and his talented troupe of friends, led a reminiscing crowd through a vocal montage of yesteryear last Saturday evening at the Grand Opera House. 
Roy Orbison And Friends, Grand Opera House, York, February 7 (08/01/2015): BARRY Steele will present his multi-media tribute to The Big O in Roy Orbison And Friends at the Grand Opera House, York, on February 7. Roy Orbison lost songs to be released on new album (23/12/2014): Iconic singer's sons piece together a brand new track among other unreleased songs.
