Roy Orbison death: How did rock ‘n’ roll legend Roy Orbison die?
ROY ORBISON died 32 years ago today, aged just 52-years-old – but how did the rock ‘n’ roll legend die?
Roy Orbison was a singer-songwriter renowned for his work in the rock ‘n’ roll world. He sang dark, emotional ballads and was a contemporary of stars like Little Richard and Elvis Presley. He was inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, the year before his death – but how did he die?
Roy Orbison death: How did rock ‘n’ roll legend Roy Orbison die?
ROY ORBISON died 32 years ago today, aged just 52-years-old – but how did the rock ‘n’ roll legend die?
This makes today (December 6) the 32nd anniversary of his death.
In the days before his death, he had performed in Ohio before heading to Hendersonville, Tennessee, to visit his mother before going to London.
At this time, he was part of the supergroup the Travelling Wilburys along with Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, George Harrison and Jeff Lynne.
He was planning to fly to London for this reason, to work with them, but spend the day of December 6 with his two sons and mother.
However, he had complained of chest pains and at about 11pm, he collapsed in the bathroom.
Paramedics rushed to bring him to hospital, but he was declared dead by midnight.
He had experienced heart issues in the past, as he underwent triple-bypass heart surgery before recording his 1979 album Laminar Flow.
Roy signed on with Sam Phillips at Sun Records in 1956, only a few years after The King Elvis Presley had been recorded there.
While many singers of the time were recording well-known hits by other songwriters Roy, also a talented guitarist was writing his own songs, one of which was about his first wife, Claudette, called All I Have to Do Is Dream.
Eventually he signed with Monument Records and, from 1960, his fame really started to grow.
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