Awards & Winners

Roy Orbison

Date of Birth 23-April-1936
Place of Birth Vernon
(Wilbarger County, Texas)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Roy Orbsion, Roy Orbinson, Roy Orbisson, Ray Orbison, Roy Kelton Orbison, Orbison, Roy, The Big O, The Voice, Roj Orbison, Roy Kelton Orbison, The Big O
Profession Singer, Musician, Songwriter, Guitarist, Actor, Composer
Roy Kelton Orbison, also known by the nickname The Big O, was an American singer-songwriter, best known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country and western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis. His greatest success came with Monument Records between 1960 and 1964, when 22 of his songs placed on the Billboard Top Forty, including "Only the Lonely", "Crying", and "Oh, Pretty Woman". His career stagnated through the 1970s, but several covers of his songs and the use of "In Dreams" in David Lynch's film Blue Velvet revived his career. In 1988, he joined the supergroup Traveling Wilburys with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne and also released a new solo album. He died of a heart attack in December that year, at the zenith of his resurgence. His life was marred by tragedy, including the death of his first wife and his two eldest sons in separate accidents. Orbison's vocal instrument bridged the gap between baritone and tenor, and music scholars have suggested that he had a three- or four-octave range. The combination of Orbison's powerful, impassioned voice and complex musical arrangements led many critics to refer to his music as operatic, giving him the sobriquet "the Caruso of Rock". Elvis Presley and Bono have stated his voice was, respectively, the greatest and most distinctive they had ever heard. While most male performers in rock and roll in the 1950s and '60s projected a defiant masculinity, many of Orbison's songs instead conveyed a quiet, desperate vulnerability. He was known for performing while standing still and solitary and for wearing black clothes and dark sunglasses, which lent an air of mystery to his persona.

Awards by Roy Orbison

Check all the awards nominated and won by Roy Orbison.

2001


Grammy Hall of Fame Award
Honored for : Crying / Candy Man
(Award for 'Crying')

1998


Grammy Hall of Fame Award
Honored for : Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel) / Here Comes That Song Again
(Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel))
Grammy Hall of Fame Award
Honored for : Oh, Pretty Woman / Yo Te Amo Maria
(Oh, Pretty Woman)

1990


Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Honored for : Oh Pretty Woman
(Artist)

Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Oh Pretty Woman

1989


Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance You Got It

1988


Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
Honored for : Crying
(Artist)

Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance Oh, Pretty Woman
Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals Crying

1986


Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
Honored for : Interviews From The Class Of '55 Recording Sessions

Nominations 1986 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Class of '55
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album Interviews From The Class Of '55 Recording Sessions

1980


Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Honored for : That Lovin' You Feelin' Again

Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal That Lovin' You Feelin' Again