Roy Orbison: Hace 88 años nació "el Caruso" del rock

Roy Orbison: Hace 88 años nació “el Caruso” del rock

Un día como hoy, en 1936, nació Roy Orbison, cantante y compositor estadounidense que se convirtió en una leyenda por su voz poderosa, sus baladas emotivas y su estilo único.

Conocido como “The Big O” y “Lefty Wilbury”, su música trascendió el rock and roll para alcanzar la categoría de ópera moderna.

Una voz que conmovía

Orbison era conocido por su rango vocal de tres octavas y su forma apasionada de cantar, que le valió comparaciones con el tenor italiano Enrico Caruso.

Sus canciones, a menudo sobre el amor perdido y la soledad, resonaban con una intensidad que pocos artistas podían igualar.

La imagen de Orbison era tan icónica como su voz. Sus anteojos oscuros, resultado de un accidente, se convirtieron en una parte inseparable de su identidad y ayudaron a crear su aura de misterio.

Una carrera llena de éxitos

A pesar de las tragedias personales que lo azotaron, Orbison logró una carrera llena de éxitos.

Entre 1960 y 1966, 22 de sus sencillos llegaron al Top 40 de Billboard, incluyendo clásicos como Only the Lonely, Crying, You Got It y Oh, Pretty Woman.

En la década de 1980, Orbison experimentó un resurgimiento de popularidad gracias a versiones de sus canciones por artistas más jóvenes.

También cofundó el supergrupo Traveling Wilburys con George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty y Jeff Lynne.

Orbison falleció en 1988, pero su música sigue viva y su legado continúa inspirando a nuevas generaciones de artistas.

A Orbison lo incluyeron en el Salón de la Fama del Rock and Roll, el Salón de la Fama de los Compositores de Nashville y el Salón de la Fama de los Compositores.

La revista Rolling Stone lo ubicó en el puesto 13 de su lista de los “100 mejores cantantes de todos los tiempos”.

Orbison fue un hombre de familia dedicado y un filántropo. Su esposa, Barbara Orbison, continúa preservando su legado a través de la Fundación Roy Orbison.

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