Elvis considered Roy to be one of the best singers in America. He said he had the 'perfect voice'. Elvis covered many other singers' songs, but he never covered a Roy Orbison song because he thought nobody could match Roy on his own songs. Roy was a very humble man and was loved by everyone who met him. One of the true greats.

Roy Orbison had one of the most smooth powerful voices. He could sing real high falsetto & also low. Elvis Presley loved Roy's voice. Roy had lots of hits in the 60's such as "Running Scared", "Crying", "In Dreams", "Love Hurts", "Blue Bayou", "Oh, Pretty Woman" etc. In 1988, he co-founded the Traveling Wilburys (a rock supergroup) with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & Jeff Lynne. They had a lot of great songs such as "Handle With Care" & "End Of The Line".

He had such a tragic life. To read about it would tear your heart out, but he struggled through it. His voice will never be duplicated

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But it ended well. Jeff Lynne, who idolized Roy as a lad, resurrected Roy's career by producing and co-writing a big comeback album for him in the late 1980s. Then Jeff invited Roy to be in the super-group he and George Harrison were forming, The Traveling Wilburys. Roy absolutely LOVED being in that band with its two co-founders, as well as other legends, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty. Sadly, Roy died before they could make a music video of their second big hit. But he went out on top--befitting such an icon of Rock 'n Roll.

One of the most magnificent voices in the history of music.

This guy is my generation. I love him. I believe his big hit was "Pretty Woman"

Music from the early '60's sounds so fun loving and like a peaceful era in history.

You're in for a treat if you explore the Roy Orbison rabbit hole. He had a voice like no other. Others to check out: Crying In Dreams Blue Angel It's Over. Orbison enjoyed success in the early 1960s, though he was deathly shy. He either lost or broke his glasses prior to a concert and because his eyesight was so poor, he wore his prescription sunglasses for the show. He enjoyed the fact that he could "hide" behind them and the look gave him an air of mystery, so the sunglasses became a trademark of sorts. Sadly, by the late 1960s there was a major cultural change and his music was no longer popular and he was mostly forgotten. The next 20 years of his life were tragic, including deaths of his wife (whom he had divorced and remarried) and his son. He enjoyed a Renaissance in the late 1980s with the supergroup The Travelling Wilburys (including Tom Petty, George Harrison from the Beatles, and Jeff Lynne from Electric Light Orchestra), as well as a new solo album. Suddenly, a new generation was discovering his magical voice and filling concert halls to watch him sing. While on tour in December of 1988, Orbison died of a heart attack at age 52. The one good thing was that he went out on top. There is a concert video called "Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night" that was filmed at a concert in LA along with other musicians including Bruce Springstee, k. d. lang, and numerous other big names (in the 1980s) not long before he died that is really worth watching.

i remember when i was a kid, my mom loved roy orbison, and one time when i was 7 she took me to see him perform, after the show she managed to get backstage with me, security was removing her when roy saw me, and told them to let her past and to get me a soda, my mum told roy how his music helped her through the struggles of being a single mom (back when single mothers were considered societal outcasts who were looked down on by everyone, even family members) and roy praised her for not giving up on being a mother and for ignoring what society says by giving your boy a good home, and then reached into a suitcase and placed a pair of his sunglasses on my head, saying "your to young to understand this, but when your older, just know what your mother did for you is more than anyone ought to have done, but when your older, you will understand, and hopefully by then, single mothers will no longer be shunned, and instead praised" he ruffled my hair and then we went on our way

Hi Dani! I must say, I am a big fan of your reactions to all of these old songs, including those done by Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison and The Righteous Brothers. I appreciate the old songs too as those are when music was really music and like especially music from the 50’s & 60’s the best! I was just wondering since you are into doing Roy Orbison reactions, if you could do a reaction to the song “In Dreams”- the original recorded version? This is mine and my late Father’s favorite Roy Orbison song! It is very beautiful and touching! You would love it as well! 🙂 That would be great, thank you! ❤️🎶

Such a beautiful song - and his voice fit it perfectly. Crying and Pretty Woman also great

I loved Roy Orbison since say back in the day. I remember buy his first big hit (which was this song) when it first came out. So I was thrilled to get to meet him when my brother produced a concert by him in Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1988. His voice was unbelievable. He talked to us and signed autographs after the show for about a half hour, but I stuck with my brother and talked to him for about an hour. He was the nicest guy, very soft spoken but very friendly. He loved it when one of my friends told him he had named his daughter after Roy's song "Leah". Unfortunately the concert was held on a Thursday, May 26th. The ticket sales started of very strong, then the Boston Bruins announced the game date for the final games of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Concert ticket sales dropped to a trickle and only about one quart to a third of the seats were sold. When the Bruins are in the Stanley Cup everyone goes crazy for hockey and if their not watching it on TV their watching it at their favorite bar or restaurant. Roy was very sympathetic and promised my brother he would do a show for him the following year and wouldn't take a cut of the tickets, but would just charge enough to cover his traveling expenses. He wanted to see my brother make up for any losses from the show. Unfortunately, that December was when Roy passed away. But that shows the kind of caring person Roy was. My only regret was that I didn't go with my brother when he drove Roy back to his hotel. Roy invited him in and played some songs for him on his acoustic, and then pulled out another guitar and he and my brother sat around for almost 2 hours playing old songs together. I sure would have loved to be part of that jam session!

Roy had a very unique voice and when he started going into higher notes he just seemed to higher and higher . Elvis of course loved his voice and made many a comment about his ability as a singer. THANKS for bringing some Roy Orbison . into the channel great singer and perfomer .

One of the best songwriters, J.D. Souther, wrote a tribute song to Roy and this song and it became a hit - check out "You're Only Lonely".

You should check out Roy Orbison and Friends - Black and White Night. He had a group of top musicians and singers and sang all of his hits.

Nice to see you have fun with it! Roy was an all time fav of mine over the years. And what a vocal range when he was young. He's got a full line up of hits you can pick from. Drop more on us when you can! BTW, KD Lang, who you played her MTV spot earlier, has a duet with Roy doing his hit "Crying"

My favorite Song. I was 14

He had a wonderful voice could I recommend I drove all night I love that song to

This is a re-recording, Listen to the original Monument Records recording and the live Black and White Night version.

Was good friends with Elvis. Elvis said he had the best he ever heard. Crying is so so good. also the duet with great singer KD Lange and KDs tribute to Roy was magnificent.

I think this is the song Roy wrote hoping that Elvis would record. For some reason Roy couldn't reach him to look at it so he recorded it himself. I could totally get imagine Elvis singing it.

love his smooth voice

wow , you remind me of when I was camping in Utah..Moab area. back in the 90's. we only got one radio station. a public radio station. My god the randomness of it. every hour or even 30 mins in prime time was a new theme. Absolutely LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! instant sub.

Got to meet Roy when he played Summerfest in Milwaukee.Very nice guy,Also like his early recordings on Sun Records

That's a hit

Great singer, great and wonderful song. Gratulation for this reaction Dani 👍👍👍

Fantastic reaction to a fabulous song! Im loving those dance moves tonight, Lol

Texas legend! Roy Orbison. Wrote "Blue Bayou" which I believe you already reacted to Linda Ronstadt's cover of it.

Thanks Dani finally the big O your the best

Great song great singer

This song still hits good song Roy Orbison

In Dreams is my favourite song from him.

Such a cute song 😊

Im here Blond one!

love this song so awesome my dear friend

I remember when his house outside of Nashville burned many years ago while he was on tour. Both of his children were killed. Don’t know that I would have survived it.

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Oh that is just beyond awful. What a tragedy to go through.

the" Comedian " may be my faV.

😊

This is only a re-recording, not the original

Just barely tapped what roy's voice can do.

Awesome selection, Dani! I wonder if you'd like Paul Stanley's (of Kiss) song entitled "Nothing Can Keep Me From You"?

hello dani awesome reaction but wanted to let you know in this reaction and the one you did home free version of ray stevens mississippi squirrel revival your still talking and for some reason your music that brings us in overlaps as your still talking but it could be weather related not 100 percent sure

Please do Roy Orbison.... [In Dreams] and [You Got It.]

Can you react to Pretty woman by Roy Orbison from black and white night?

You've obviously heard this before because you're doing your little shake motions exactly when the music does those little pause beats

Dani … Sweet Dream Baby (studio version, not live) …

Elvis made the comment that he hated to follow after Roy sang. The Big "O" RIP

Off topic. You visually have similar facial features to Helen Hunt (actress).

Here is a new band for you to try they are called CHVRCHES yes with a V and there songs called ( Clearest Blue / Miracle ) and you will not be disappointed

Take a look at the live version from Black & White Night. The studio version doesn’t do the song justice.

You're too young to know but Roy Orbison is an icon ....he showed nothing in that song ...listen to more ...Running Scared ....Pretty Woman etc.

This is great, but really the original production was much better. This is an updated production from the 1980s - in other words, it's overproduced. Check out the original. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aKWO1cyam87fXc4.html

This version is not the original.

Not the original.

You're too young to know but Roy Orbison is an icon ....he showed nothing in that song ...listen to more ...Running Scared ....Pretty Woman etc.