[RELATED: 7 Songs You Didn’t Know Roy Orbison Wrote for Other Artists] Elvis and the Everly Bros. When “Only the Lonely” was written Orbison and Melson initially wanted Elvis Presley or the ...

But the Everlys and Presley rejected "Only the Lonely," so Orbison recorded it himself for Monument Records. The song became a huge hit, going to No. 1 in the U.K. and No. 4 in the U.S. The lyrics ...

The family of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Roy Orbison — known for hits like “Oh, Pretty Woman,” “Crying,” “Only the Lonely” and “In Dreams” — has partnered with the independent ...

"All the songs I wrote that were successful were written when I was in a contented state of mind," said Orbison of his more ...

Roy Orbison then wrote "Only The Lonely" while sitting in front of their house -- which was actually his grandma's house - because as Roy said "There just wasn't room in the house -- too many people.

Only The Lonely sold more than half a million copies in the US by the end of the year. Although Elvis turned down Roy's song, the King of Rock and Roll later explained how much he loved the singer ...

Roy Orbison revealed why he could not have written ‘Only the Lonely’ if he was feeling bad. Orbison co-wrote “Only the Lonely” with Joe Melson. During a 1988 interview with Rolling Stone ...

ROY ORBISON : ♪ Sweet dream ... And I'll always be ♪ Crying over you ♪ Crying over you I'm totally amazed that so many artists today still use Roy as their inspiration. ♪ Only the lonely ...

ONLY THE LONELY: ROY ORBISON TRIBUTE SHOW will play Cheney Hall on Friday, October 27 at 7:00 PM. Featuring a night of Roy Orbison's iconic hits such as Oh Pretty Woman, Only The Lonely, Crying ...

The family of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Roy Orbison - known for hits like "Oh, Pretty Woman," "Crying," "Only the Lonely” and "In Dreams” - has partnered with the independent production and ...