Timeline Thursday 23 April 1936

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• 1936 – 1988 Roy Orbison (1936-1988) Died 6 December 1988, aged 52 Roy Orbison was an American singer-songwriter known for hits including "Oh, Pretty Woman" and "Crying" and his distinctive operatic voice. He enjoyed a career revival in 1988 as a member of the Traveling Wilburys and with his album Mystery Girl. He died of a heart attack shortly before the album's release.
• 1936 Roy Orbison born in Vernon, Texas Raised in Wink Grows up in the West Texas oil town of Wink.