Roy Orbison’s great voice was powered by ... he’d often escape to his car to write songs. Orbison wrote several hits with Joe Melson, including “Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel).” ...

It’s a wonder Roy Orbison kept a career afloat at all in the late ’60s. In 1966, his wife, Claudette, aged just 24, died in his arms following a motorcycle accident. Two years later ...

“Roy Orbison is a singular talent who holds a special ... all accentuated by these incredible songs — will reach the rafters ...