Another week in music for this round of drawings, starting with the darkly spectacled, angelic-voiced Roy Orbison. A favorite of my dad (Happy Father's Day, dad!), I've been listening to Roy's tunes since I was a lad. Born in Vernon, Texas, Roy would first record for the legendary Sun Records before becoming a regular hit-maker in the 1960's. Personal tragedy and difficulty adjusting to the changing sounds, Roy faded from the limelight for much of the 70's and 80's before experiencing a revival as the 90's rolled around. After success with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne as the supergroup the Traveling Wilburys and a final hit album with Mystery Girl, Roy passed away in 1988 at only 52. Though the use of "In Dreams" as a favorite of the psychotic Frank Booth in David Lynch's Blue Velvet added a disturbing lilt to the song, it remains perhaps my favorite of Roy Orbison's catalog.
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