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Orbison, Roy - 1961 Crying
Identifier
025862
Type of Spiritual Experience
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A description of the experience
Roy Orbison - Crying
"Crying" followed in July 1961 and reached #2.
While Orbison was touring Australia in 1962, an Australian DJ referred to him affectionately as "The Big O", partly based on the big finishes to his dramatic ballads, and the moniker stuck with him thereafter.
Also in 1962, he charted with "The Crowd", "Leah", and "Workin' For the Man", which he wrote about working one summer in the oil fields near Wink. His relationship with Joe Melson, however, was deteriorating over Melson's growing concerns that his own solo career would never get off the ground.