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Season 31, Day 19 - "Shady Business"

This season is inspired by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and today's quiz is inspired by Roy Orbison.

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Roy Orbison

“Early rock singer whose near-operatic voice and dark, broken-hearted songs influenced a generation of artists.”

Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums: none

Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs: “Crying” [later a duet w/ k.d. lang], “Oh, Pretty Woman”, “Only the Lonely”, “In Dreams”

Billboard #1 hits: “Running Scared” (1961), “Oh, Pretty Woman” (1964)

Spotify top 5:

  1. “Oh, Pretty Woman”

  2. “You Got It” [posthumous release]

  3. “Only the Lonely” (“…know the way I feel tonight”)

  4. “In Dreams”

  5. “Crying”

Other notable titles: “Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)”, “Blue Bayou” [famously covered by Linda Ronstadt]

Miscellaneous trivia:

  • member of the Traveling Wilburys with Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, and Jeff Lynne

  • trademark dark sunglasses

Season 31, Day 19 - "Shady Business"

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