Roy Kelton Orbison was one of America’s most famed rock and roll musicians. Born in Vernon in Wilbarger County, he moved often with his family and by 1946 had settled in Wink, where the Orbisons lived at 102 Langley Way, now 105 North Roy Orbison Drive. As a high school student in Wink, he formed his first band, the Wink Westerners, later the Teen Kings. He attended North Texas State University, and during that time the Teen Kings recorded "Ooby Dooby," a song that led to their signing with Sun Records in 1956. By the early 1960s, Orbison had signed with Monument Records, where he achieved his greatest commercial success with songs including "Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)," "Crying," "In Dreams," "Running Scared" and "Oh! Pretty Women." By then he had perfected his unique, powerful singing voice, focused on complex melodies, and begun wearing his familiar dark sunglasses during performances. By the mid-1960s his career languished, and he also suffered a number of personal tragedies. In 1966, his wife, Claudette Frady, died in a motorcycle accident, and two years later two of their three sons died in a fire. In 1969, he remarried and would have two more sons. In the late 1970s other artists began covering his music, and by the late 1980s his career had revived. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. In 1988, he recorded the album Mystery Girl, which included the hit "You Got It." Before it was finalized, he died unexpectedly of a heart attack. The album was released posthumously and was a success. He continues to be remembered for a musical legacy that inspired generations of successful musicians.