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Oct 31, 2021 · Roy Orbison lived a chunk of his life as a recluse, partly because of losing two of his children to a fire. His three surviving sons tell the tale of the life their father lived.
Oct 5, 2023 · Before his untimely death, the “Only the Lonely” singer became widowed after his first wife died in a motorcycle accident in 1966, and he lost two children in a fire in 1968. Singer Roy Orbison (1936 – 1988) and his wife Barbara in London, England, on April 23, 1970.
Jan 11, 2024 · On September 14, 1968, the Orbison family home on Old Hickory Lake in Hendersonville, Tennessee burned to the ground while Roy Orbison was touring England. Two of his three sons, Roy Dewayne ...
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Jun 26, 2020 · When two of Roy Orbison’s sons perished in a house fire in 1968, Johnny Cash feared his good friend would never perform again. Having lost his first wife Claudette in a motorcycle accident two years previously, the gut-wrenching double blow of having two-thirds of his offspring taken from him so soon after would have emotionally crippled even ...
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While Roy was away touring in England, on 15 September, 1968, his two older sons Roy Jr and Anthony were killed in a fire at the family home.
May 3, 2024 · In 1966, his wife, Claudette, died in a motorcycle accident. A few years later two of his sons, Roy Jr. and Tony, were killed when his house was destroyed by fire.
Mar 21, 2022 · Orbison's two eldest sons with Claudette - Roy DeWayne and Anthony King - tragically died as children due to a house fire at his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee, while he was playing in Bournemouth in the UK. Wesley (born 1965), his youngest son with Claudette, was raised by Orbison's parents.
