Roy Orbison's 1965 Concert Photos

Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988), nicknamed "The Big O", was an influential American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll, whose recording career spanned more than four decades. By the mid-1960s Orbison was internationally recognized for his ballads of lost love, rhythmically advanced melodies, three-octave vocal range, characteristic dark sunglasses, and sometimes distinctive usage of falsetto, typified in songs such as "Only the Lonely, "Oh, Pretty Woman", and "Crying".

Roy Orbison / The Rolling Stones / The Newbeats on Feb 10, 1965 [345-small]

Roy Orbison / The Rolling Stones / The Newbeats
Feb 10, 1965
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Roy Orbison / The Rolling Stones / The Newbeats / Ray Columbus And The Invaders on Jan 30, 1965 [334-small]

Roy Orbison / The Rolling Stones / The Newbeats / Ray Columbus And The Invaders
Jan 30, 1965
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Roy Orbison / The Rolling Stones / The Newbeats / Ray Columbus And The Invaders on Jan 29, 1965 [333-small]

Roy Orbison / The Rolling Stones / The Newbeats / Ray Columbus And The Invaders
Jan 29, 1965
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Roy Orbison / The Rolling Stones / The Newbeats / Ray Columbus And The Invaders on Jan 28, 1965 [331-small]

Roy Orbison / The Rolling Stones / The Newbeats / Ray Columbus And The Invaders
Jan 28, 1965
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Roy Orbison / The Rolling Stones / The Newbeats / Ray Columbus And The Invaders on Jan 27, 1965 [340-small]

Roy Orbison / The Rolling Stones / The Newbeats / Ray Columbus And The Invaders
Jan 27, 1965
 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Roy Orbison / The Rolling Stones / The Newbeats / Ray Columbus And The Invaders on Jan 23, 1965 [329-small]

Roy Orbison / The Rolling Stones / The Newbeats / Ray Columbus And The Invaders
Jan 23, 1965
 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Roy Orbison / The Rolling Stones / The Newbeats / Ray Columbus And The Invaders on Jan 22, 1965 [224-small]

Roy Orbison / The Rolling Stones / The Newbeats / Ray Columbus And The Invaders
Jan 22, 1965
 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Roy Orbison / The Rolling Stones / The Newbeats / Ray Columbus And The Invaders on Jan 22, 1965 [223-small]

Roy Orbison / The Rolling Stones / The Newbeats / Ray Columbus And The Invaders
Jan 22, 1965
 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Roy Orbison / The Rolling Stones / The Newbeats / Ray Columbus And The Invaders on Jan 22, 1965 [222-small]

Roy Orbison / The Rolling Stones / The Newbeats / Ray Columbus And The Invaders
Jan 22, 1965
 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Roy Orbison / The Rolling Stones / The Newbeats / Ray Columbus And The Invaders on Jan 22, 1965 [319-small]

Roy Orbison / The Rolling Stones / The Newbeats / Ray Columbus And The Invaders
Jan 22, 1965
 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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1988 12 photos
1987 3 photos
1985 87 photos
1980 2 photos
1967 14 photos
1965 10 photos
1964 8 photos
1963 1 photo

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