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PRETTY WOMAN ~ TRIBUTE To ROY ORBISON

Roy Orbison Born Vernon, Texas, April 23, 1936 Died in Hendersonville, Tennessee, December 6, 1988 at the age of 52.  He died suddenly from a heart attack at Hendersonville Hospital in Hendersonville Tennessee, after complaining of chest pains at the home of his mother.

Roy Orbison possessed one of the great rock and roll voices.  He sang heartbroken ballads and bluesy rockers alike, running up a formidable hit streak in the early 60's. From the release of "Only the Lonely" in 1960 to "Oh! Pretty Woman," a span of four years, Orbison cracked the Top Ten eight times and had 19 top 40 entries for Monument through 1964. Orbison's most memorable performances were melodramatic ballads, such as "Crying" and "It's Over," which he sang in a brooding, tremulous voice.  The melancholy in his songs resonated with listeners of all ages, but especially heartsick teenagers who knew how it felt to lose a love.

And Roy Orbison was no stranger to loss of love himself.  In 1966 a tragedy almost finished his career when his wife Claudette was killed in a motorcycle accident.  Two years later, a house fire killed two of his three children in his Hendersonville home.  The double blow destroyed Orbison's creativity, and he abandoned songwriting altogether.

Eight top ten hits in the four years between 1960 and 1964 paved the way for the biggest selling record of his career, Oh, Pretty Woman. Estimated to have sold over 7 million copies in 1964 alone, it topped the American charts for three weeks holding at bay the British invasion by bands such as The Animals and Manfred Mann.  In Britain it gave Roy his second straight number one (It's Over had dominated the UK charts in the spring of '64) and, like its predecessor, remained on the charts for over four months.

Pretty Woman

Pretty woman Walkin' down the street Pretty woman The kind I like to meet Pretty woman I don't believe you Your not the truth No one could look as good as you Mercy Pretty woman Won't you pardon me Pretty woman I couldn't help but see Pretty woman And you look lovely as can be Are you lonely Just like me Grrrrrowlll Pretty woman Stop awhile Pretty woman Talk awhile Pretty woman Give your smile to me Pretty woman Yeah yeah yeah Pretty woman Look my way Pretty woman Say you'll stay with me Cause I need you I'll treat you right Come with me baby Be mine tonite Pretty woman Don't walk on by Pretty woman Don't make me cry Pretty woman Don't walk away Hey Okay If that's the way it must be Okay I guess I'll go on home it's late There'll be tomorrow nite We'll meet But wait What do I see Is she walkin' back to me Yeah She's walkin' back to me Oh oh pretty woman

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