Roy Orbison's Sun Recordings Roy Orbison. Orbison, still in Texas began writing with Joe Melson, who led a group in Midland called the Cavaliers. Together they wrote the hit "Uptown," which sold better than any single since "Ooby Dooby". Looking for a follow-up, Melson showed Orbison a piece of a song he had been working on called "Only the Lonely". This song was the "first song that truly probed the frightening potential of Orbison's voice." In the early sixties Orbison reached his first peak period from 1961-1964. Despite the lack of commercial success Orbison looked back at his time at Sun Records as an
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