Roy Orbison end to be represented as A-B-C-D-E-F-A-B'-C'-D'-E'-F'. Although Orbison recorded and wrote standard structure songs before "Only the Lonely", he claimed never to have learned how to write them: Elton John's songwriting partner and main lyricist Bernie Taupin wrote that Orbison's songs always made "radical left turns", and k.d. lang declared that good songwriting comes from being constantly surprised, such as how the entirety of "Running Scared" eventually depends on the final note, one word. Some of the musicians who worked with Orbison were confounded by what he asked them to do. The Nashville session guitarist Jerry Kennedy stated, "Roy went
Roy Orbison Jr. Roy Orbison Jr. Roy Kelton Orbison Jr. is an American musician and record producer. He is also the cofounder of the record label Roy’s Boys, and co-president of Still Working Music. Among his work, he co-produced the album "Roy Orbison: The Ultimate Collection", which reached #10 on the UK Album charts. Roy Orbison Jr. was born on October 18, 1970 to his parents Roy Orbison and Barbara Orbison in Nashville, Tennessee. His godparents were Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. He first learned to play the guitar at age five, and learned to play the bass at age 11. At