- Epreli 23, 1936-Dec. 6, 1988
- Abantu abaninzi babecinga ukuba uRoy uza kuba yimfama, kodwa wayengekho. Uphawu lwakhe lokuthengisa iiglasi ezimnyama waqala ukuzinxiba ngo-1963, ngaphambi nje kokhenketho lwaseBritane kunye neBeatles. Kwenzeka ngengozi: xa ephosa iiglasi zakhe eziqhelekileyo, wayenxibe ezimnyama, ezaba luphawu lwakhe lokuthengisa.
- URoy wabulawa sisifo sentliziyo kwindlu kamama wakhe eHendersonville, eTennessee ngoDisemba 6, 1988. Wayetyelele intsapho yakhe ngeeholide ngoxa wayekwikhefu lokuhamba endleleni.
- Wayenempembelelo enkulu kumagcisa amaninzi, kuquka uJohn Lennon, uMick Jagger, kunye noTom Petty.
- Umfazi wakhe wabulawa kwingozi yesithuthuthu ngowe-1966. Kwiminyaka emibini kamva, oonyana bakhe ababini babulawa ngumlilo.
- U-Elvis Presley kunye ne-Beatles bobabini bavula imiboniso ye-Orbison ekuqaleni kwemisebenzi yabo.
- Wangeniswa kwiRock and Roll Hall of Fame ngo-1987.
- Kunye noJeff Lynne, uTom Petty, uBob Dylan, kunye noGeorge Harrison, u-Orbison wayelilungu le-The Traveling Wilburys.
- Ingoma yokuqala kaRoy yaseMelika eyabetha yarekhodwa ngo-1956 kwiSam Philips 'Sun Records eMemphis, eTennessee. Enesihloko esithi 'Ooby Dooby,' ekugqibeleni yangena kwi-Top 60 ngo-1956.
- Iinwele zika-Orbison azizange zibe mnyama ngokwemvelo. Wawudaya nje loo mbala ukuze ungene kumfanekiso wakhe 'weNdoda Emnyama'. Iinwele zikaRoy zazimdaka ngenene.
- I'Roy Orbison Club,' elawulwa kwikhaya lakhe eHarold Hill kufutshane neRomford, Essex, UK, nguMaggie Finch, yaqala ngo-1963 ukuya ku-1978, unyaka wokusweleka kwabayeni bakaMaggie. >> Ingcebiso ngetyala :
Russti-London, eNgilani, ngaphezulu kwe-3 - URoy Orbison wayengumzobi onomdla kwaye wenza imodeli yenqwelomoya kwinqanaba lokhuphiswano. Enye yezinto zokugqibela awazenzayo ngomhla awafa ngawo yayikukubhabhisa iinqwelo-moya zakhe ezingumzekelo. >> Ingcebiso ngetyala :
UMarc - Liverpool, eNgilani - Abaphengululi bomculo bathi uOrbison wayenodederhu lweeoctave ezintathu okanye ezine yaye ilizwi lakhe elinamandla nelinovelwano lamenza wabizwa ngokuba 'yiCaruso yeLiwa.' Enyanisweni kuthiwa i-Big O kunye no-Enrico Caruso yayikuphela kwenkulungwane yama-20 ekwaziyo ukubetha u-E ngaphezu kwe-C.
