Rhapsody in Black
The Life and Music of Roy Orbison

Except for his string of hits when he was on Monument Records (Only The Lonely, Crying, Running Scared, Candy Man, In Dreams, Blue Bayou, It's Over, You Got It, Falling, Pretty Paper, Working For The Man, and Oh, Pretty Woman) and his revival years with Black & White Nights and The Travelling Wilbur......more

The problem with music biographies is that you often start reading them with certain preconceptions. When you come across something that challenges your beliefs you have the question as to whether to believe the biographer or wherever you came across the contradictory information. Sadly there were a......more

I gave it five stars because I just loved reading Roy Orbison's life story. However: as a book, as a biography, or even as a novel, the book is horribly written in a childish and immature style of and then... and then... and then... . Just proves that music journalism is mostly a job for fans, and no......more

If you can get past the myriad typographical & grammatical errors in the book (poor proofreading/editing) & the extremely detailed musical minutiae & rather dramatic descriptions, there is a lot of good information on Orbison, many facts of which I was unaware, & an interesting narrative of his life......more

Great insights This book gives great personal insights into the life and times of Roy Orbison primarily through his immense body of work. His songs and life reflect an amazing journey.......more