Fred Foster thought a young Roy Orbison—pale, scrawny and exceedingly reticent—was the antithesis of a rock star when the two met in early 1959. Orbison wasn't overly excited about meeting Foster, ...

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Buddy Holly died in a plane crash in 1959, and Roy Orbison succumbed to a heart attack in 1988 Holograms depicting late rock legends Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison will be paired together on tour this ...