Roy Orbison
1936 to 1988
13 documented presences
10 places
Quo Fuit places 13 dated presences for Roy Orbison across 10 places, from 1936 to 1987. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist known for his distinctive and powerful voice, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Roy Orbison was documented, and when
23 April 1936exact date
Vernon, Texasattested
“Orbison was born on April 23, 1936, in Vernon, Texas.”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
1942year
Fort Worth, Texasattested
“According to The Authorized Roy Orbison, a biography written by Orbison's son Alex, the family moved to Fort Worth in 1942 to find work in the aircraft factories.”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
1944year
Fort Worth, Texasattested
“He attended Denver Avenue Elementary School in Fort Worth until a polio scare in 1944 prompted his parents to send Orbison (then eight) and his brother Grady Lee to Vernon to live with their grandmother.”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
1946year
Wink, Texasattested
“The Orbison family moved again in 1946, to Wink, Texas, in search of employment.”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
1958year
Nashvilleattested
“Soon after recording an early version of his next hit "Blue Angel", Orbison and his wife and son (Roy DeWayne, born in 1958) moved from Wink to the suburb of Hendersonville near Nashville.”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
1961 to 2018period
Australiaattested
“That sense of 'do it for all it's worth and do it now and do it good.' Not to analyze it too much, but I think the verve and gusto that everybody felt and portrayed around me has stayed with me all this time." Studio albums *Lonely and B…”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
1968year
Upper Brook Streetattested
“During the 1968 tour of England, Orbison and his childhood friend Bobby Blackburn slept with many girls over the course of two months, and used a calendar on the wall to track when each girl was arriving and leaving their rented apartmen…”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
1968year
Londonattested
“During the 1968 tour of England, Orbison and his childhood friend Bobby Blackburn slept with many girls over the course of two months, and used a calendar on the wall to track when each girl was arriving and leaving their rented apartmen…”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
1986year
Nashvilleattested
“Orbison, his wife, and two oldest children moved from Nashville to Malibu in 1986.”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
1986year
Malibu, Californiaattested
“Orbison, his wife, and two oldest children moved from Nashville to Malibu in 1986.”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
1987year
Rock and Roll Hall of Fameattested
“Also in 1987, Orbison was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and was initiated into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Bruce Springsteen, who concluded his speech with a reference to his own album Born to Run: "I wanted…”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
1987year
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fameattested
“Also in 1987, Orbison was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and was initiated into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Bruce Springsteen, who concluded his speech with a reference to his own album Born to Run: "I wanted…”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
1987year
Nashvilleattested
“Also in 1987, Orbison was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and was initiated into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Bruce Springsteen, who concluded his speech with a reference to his own album Born to Run: "I wanted…”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
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Places Roy Orbison is documented in
Nashville3 presences · 1958 to 1987Fort Worth, Texas2 presences · 1942 to 1944Australia1 presence · 1961London1 presence · 1968Malibu, California1 presence · 1986Rock and Roll Hall of Fame1 presence · 1987
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame1 presence · 1987
Upper Brook Street1 presence · 1968
Vernon, Texas1 presence · 1936
Wink, Texas1 presence · 1946
Other places tied to Roy Orbison in the record
In each of these, a source puts Roy Orbison and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Roy Orbison was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1953year
Midland, Texasmentioned
“In 1953, the Wink Westerners entered a talent contest on KMID-TV in Midland, Texas.”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
1954year
University of North Texasmentioned
“After graduating from high school in 1954, Orbison enrolled at North Texas State College in Denton.”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
1954year
Denton, Texasmentioned
“After graduating from high school in 1954, Orbison enrolled at North Texas State College in Denton.”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
1955year
Odessa Collegementioned
“At the end of the spring semester of 1955, Orbison dropped out of North Texas State College, switching to Odessa Junior College.”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
1955year
Odessamentioned
“At the end of the spring semester of 1955, Orbison dropped out of North Texas State College, switching to Odessa Junior College.”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
1955year
Texasmentioned
“Some claim that Johnny Cash toured the Odessa area in 1955 and 1956, appearing on the same local TV show as the Wink Westerners, Cash said, "[I]n late '55 or early '56, I was touring with Elvis when I met Roy in Texas...”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
March 1956month
Clovis, New Mexicomentioned
“The Teen Kings's first recording was the song "Ooby Dooby", which was recorded at Norman Petty's studio in Clovis, New Mexico, in March 1956.”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
1 June 1956exact date
Overton Park Shellmentioned
“The Teen Kings played alongside Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Warren Smith, and Eddie Bond at the Overton Park Shell on June 1, 1956, but Orbison's relationship with the rest of the band was deteriorating at this stage.”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
1957year
Odessamentioned
“Orbison returned to Odessa, Texas, in the fall of 1957 to be together with his 16-year-old girlfriend, Claudette.”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
1958year
Texasmentioned
“He toured music circuits around Texas, and then quit performing for seven months in 1958.”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
1960year
United Statesmentioned
“Starting in 1960, the charts in the United States came to be dominated by teen idols, novelty acts, and Motown girl groups.”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
August 1960month
Hendersonville, Tennesseementioned
“Melson also moved to Hendersonville soon after, and began working on "Blue Angel" together, which was recorded in August 1960.”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
1961 to 1980period
Netherlandsmentioned
“In 1980, Don McLean recorded a cover of Orbison's 1961 hit single "Crying" and it went to the top of the charts, first in the Netherlands then reaching number five in the US and staying on the charts for 15 weeks; it was number one in th…”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
1962year
Australiamentioned
“While Orbison was touring Australia in 1962, an Australian DJ referred to him affectionately as "The Big O", partly based on the big finishes to his dramatic ballads, and the moniker stuck with him thereafter.”
source: Wikipedia: Roy Orbison
1963year
1964year
1964year
1965year
6 June 1966exact date
6 June 1966exact date
6 June 1966exact date
14 September 1968exact date
4 December 1988exact date
4 December 1988exact date
Documented at the same place, the same year
Wilma RudolphNashville · 1958John CockcroftAustralia · 1961Johnny CashLondon · 1968Jane BirkinLondon · 1968Rupert MurdochLondon · 1968Ursula K. Le GuinLondon · 1968June Carter CashLondon · 1968Princess Olga of Greece and DenmarkLondon · 1968Bryan FerryLondon · 1968
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