653 Roy Orbison (1936-1988) “Blue Bayou” and “Mean Woman Blues” 1963

“In addition to the many Orbisons constructed over the years by the record companies and the artist himself, perhaps the common thread that dominates is one of mystery, be it the mystery of absence or the mysterious presence hidden behind dark glasses, seldom talking either in concerts or to the press…to the day he died, very few Americans could have told anyone anything about what Orbison thought or believed about any subject of any importance” (Peter Lehman, Roy Orbison: The Invention of an Alternative Rock Masculinity, 2003). 

Roy Orbison “Blue Bayou”

Roy Orbison “Mean Woman Blues”