[1] Hendersonville Hospital, Hendersonville, TN.
Father: Orbie Lee Orbison (worker)
Mother: Nadine (nurse)
Brother: Grady Orbison
Wife: Claudette Frady (m. 1957, d. 1966, three children)
Wife: Barbara Anne Marie Wilhonnen Jacobs (m. 1969, until his death, d. 6-Dec-2011, two children)
The Traveling Wilburys Vocalist/Guitarist 1988
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1987
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
Rockabilly Hall of Fame
Grammy Best Country Performance Duo Or Group (with Emmylou Harris) (1980)
Grammy Best Spoken Word Or Non-Musical Recording (with the Class of '55 Recording Sessions) (1986)
Grammy Best Country Vocal Collaboration (with kd lang) (1988)
Grammy Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal (with the Traveling Wilburys) (1989)
Grammy Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male (1990)
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award:1998
Grammy Hall of Fame Award (1999)
Grammy Hall of Fame Award (1999)
Grammy Hall of Fame Award (2002)
Heart Bypass Operation triple (1978)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll (18-Sep-1987) · Himself
Roadie (13-Jun-1980) · Himself
The Fastest Guitar Alive (1-Sep-1967)
Official Website:
http://www.orbison.com/