Roy Orbison

On This Day

12.04.25

On This Day in 1988, a Rock and Roll Legend Played His Final Concert—Two Days Before His Death

By Clayton Edwards
Behind The Song

11.21.25

The Final Song Roy Orbison Wrote Was a “Gift From God,” Later Recorded by His Children and John Carter Cash

By Tina Benitez-Eves
The List

10.20.25

Remember When: Glenn Danzig Wrote Two Songs for the 1987 ‘Less That Zero’ Soundtrack, Including One Performed by Roy Orbison

By Tina Benitez-Eves
On This Day

10.20.25

On This Day in 1960, Roy Orbison Scored a Career-First With a Song That Was Turned Down by Both Elvis and the Everly Brothers

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

10.08.25

On This Day in 1964, Roy Orbison Was at No. 1 With a Song That Would Be at the Center of a Landmark Federal Lawsuit

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.26.25

On This Day in 1964, Roy Orbison Went No. 1 With a Song That Resulted in a Supreme Court Ruling That Changed Music Forever

By Clayton Edwards
Behind The Song

09.10.25

The Story Behind the Only Song Roy Orbison Wrote With Dear Friend Johnny Cash in 1969

By Tina Benitez-Eves
Features

07.30.25

The Story Behind the Only Song Kris Kristofferson Ever Wrote for Roy Orbison and Never Recorded Himself

By Tina Benitez-Eves
Interviews

07.11.25

Coyle Girelli Revisits Songs Written With Legendary Songwriter Mac Davis on ‘Out of This Town,’ Shares “Everyone But Me And You”

By Tina Benitez-Eves
Features

07.03.25

The Roy Orbison Song That Nearly Upstaged the Beatles and Made it Into a David Lynch Classic

By Tina Benitez-Eves
Behind The Song

06.15.25

The Willie Nelson-Penned Track Inspired by an Atrophied Fort Worth Street Vendor That Roy Orbison Turned Into a Christmas Classic

By Em Casalena
The List

04.24.25

The 2 Songs Roy Orbison Wrote for Johnny Cash in 1959 and 1969

By Tina Benitez-Eves