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    • Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Roy Orbison contributes two to the list: "Crying" and "Oh, Pretty Woman"
    Feb 22, 2004
    Chris Isaak sings "Oh, Pretty Woman" while portraying Roy Orbison in an episode of NBC-TV's "American Dreams"
    Jun 13, 2004
    Roy Orbison's "Crying" makes the list at #60 when "CMT 100 Greatest Love Songs" premieres
    Nov 30, 2005
    Roy Orbison's "16 Biggest Hits" is certified gold by the RIAA
    Apr 18, 2006
    The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland opens an exhibit honoring Roy Orbison. Included in the display are hand-written lyrics, stagewear and a 1958 tour program
    May 1, 2006
    Nashville mayor Bill Purcell issues a proclamation honoring Roy Orbison some 70 years after he was born. The event occurs at RCA Studio B, where Orbison recorded "Only The Lonely" and "In Dreams"
    Nov 4, 2006
    Ricky Skaggs and Glen Campbell headline a tribute concert in honor of Roy Orbison at Cleveland's State Theatre. Hosted by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, it also features Raul Malo, The Crickets, Jack Clement, Billy Burnette, Mandy Barnett and Tift Merritt
    Nov 5, 2006
    Reba McEntire and Ronnie Milsap are among the first six inductees in Nashville's Music City Walk of Fame. Also added: Roy Orbison, songwriters Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, The Fisk Jubilee Singers and conductor Kenneth Schermerhorn
    Jan 25, 2008

    A newly discovered beetle species has been named orectochilus orbisonorum, for the late Roy Orbison. The unusual honor is announced during an Orbison tribute concert in Tempe, Arizona

    May 14, 2008
    Kitty Wells' "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" is added by the Library of Congress to the National Recording Registry, along with Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman" and audio of Smokey Robinson, Joni Mitchell, Thomas A. Dorsey, Ronald Reagan and Michael Jackson
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