All the same, they delivered a couple of songs that remain instantly recognizable ... were dug from the same dark seam of pop that Roy Orbison and Gene Pitney mined for misery.

In early December 1988, a heart attack would take Roy Orbison’s life, putting an end to one of the most iconic supergroups, the Traveling Wilburys, as the world came to know them since their ...

In the late 50s and all through the 60s, teenage death ballads narratively describing tragedies were immensely popular.

But the economy and texture here is refreshing. Restraint helps bring out the soul in the album’s softer songs, too. James gets his Roy Orbison on for the ballad “I Can Hear Your Love,” and ...

and Roy Orbison post-Beatles. Article continues below Yet, it's his post-breakup solo ventures that have caught fans off guard the most. A Reddit user pondered: "Were people surprised when George ...

He recalled: "At that stage 'Please Please Me' was a very dreary song. It was like a Roy Orbison number, very slow, bluesy vocals. It was obvious to me that it badly needed pepping up. I told them ...

NEW YORK CITY -- Roy Ayers, the legendary jazz vibraphonist, composer and producer known for hit songs like "Everybody Loves the Sunshine," has died at 84, according to his family. Ayers' family ...

Roy Ayers, the jazz and R&B musician known as ... Blige, the latter of whom sampled his 1976 song "Searching." Ayers described neo-soul as "a sound that encompasses all these different sounds ...

(CNN) — Roy Ayers, the legendary American vibraphonist, composer and pioneer of jazz-funk, died Tuesday, his family said. He was 84. The producer passed away in New York City after a long ...