What is Roy Orbison?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Roy Orbison | image = Roy Orbison (1965).jpg | caption = Orbison in 1965 | image_upright = 1.2 | landscape = no | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Roy Kelton Orbison | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1936|4|23}} | birth_place = [[Vernon, Texas|Vernon]], [[Texas]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1988|12|6|1936|4|23}} | death_place = [[Hendersonville, Tennessee|Hendersonville]], [[Tennessee]], U.S. | instrument = {{flatlist| *[[Singer|Vocals]] *[[guitar]] *[[harmonica]] }} | genre = {{flatlist| *[[Rock music|Rock]] *[[Pop music|pop]] *[[Country music|country]] }} | occupation = {{flatlist| *Singer-songwriter *musician }} | years_active = 1953–1988 | label = {{flatlist| *[[Sun Records|Sun]] *[[RCA]] *[[Monument Records|Monument]] *[[London Records|London]] *[[MGM Records|MGM]] *[[Mercury Records|Mercury]]/[[PolyGram]] *[[Asylum Records|Asylum]] *[[Virgin Records|Virgin]] }} | associated_acts = {{flatlist| *[[Traveling Wilburys]] *Teen&nbsp;Kings *[[Dick Penner#Wink Westerners|The&nbsp;Wink&nbsp;Westerners]] *[[Class&nbsp;of&nbsp;'55]] *[[Jimmy Buffett]] *[[k.d. lang]] *[[Bruce Springsteen]] *[[Emmylou Harris]] }} | website = {{url|royorbison.com}} }}'''Roy Kelton Orbison''' (April 23, 1936 - December 6, 1988) was an [[Americans|American]] [[singer]]. In 1987, he was named into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rockhall.com/inductees/roy-orbison/ |title=Roy Orbison: inducted in 1987, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum |work=rockhall.com |accessdate=April 21, 2010 |archive-date=November 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101171610/https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/roy-orbison |url-status=dead }}</ref> Orbison was popular in the 1960s. He became less popular in the 1970s, but began to make a career comeback in the 1980s. However, as he was becoming more popula