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Now, from acclaimed music biographer Jeff Apter, comes the definitive biography of one of music history's most beloved, versatile, singer-songwriter legends.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Clad in black with dark shades, Roy Orbison had a mystique, style, and voice that were unmistakable and singularly different from his famous peers of the 1950s and '60s, like Johnny Cash, Elvis, or Jerry Lee Lewis. Roy hit notes that, in the words of Bruce Springsteen, sounded \"like the world's going to end.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Born in Vernon, Texas, Roy was the son of a guitar-playing oil worker. Already a music fan by age 6, Roy went on to form a high school band. Honky-tonk gigs followed. Then a contract at Elvis Presley's label, Sun Records, where Roy found mentors and friends among the likes of Carl Perkins. 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Asked how he'd like to be remembered, Roy said, \"One day when they are mentioning people who had an impact, if they just mention me among the rest of the guys and gals, it would be great.\" He got his wish. \u003ci\u003eRoy Orbison- King of Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e seals it.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":52880098066705,"sku":"NGR9780806544632","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53393679843601,"sku":"NIN9780806544632","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780806544632.jpg?v=1770718620"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/de-ch\/collections\/autor-buecher-von-jeff-apter.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}