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    • Jun 30, 1965
    Roy Orbison's contract with Monument Records expires. He signs a new deal with MGM for $1 million
    Mar 24, 1966
    "Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits" becomes the singer's first RIAA-certified gold album
    Mar 27, 1966
    Roy Orbison breaks his foot in a motorcycle accident in England
    Jun 5, 1966
    Roy Orbison sings "Oh, Pretty Woman" on Dick Clark's "American Bandstand"
    Jun 7, 1966
    Claudette Orbison dies in a motorcycle crash near Gallatin, Tennessee, while husband Roy Orbison, who is also riding a motorbike, watches helplessly. She had inspired him to write The Everly Brothers hit "Claudette"
    Aug 3, 1966
    Roy Orbison performs "Mean Woman Blues" and "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" on Dick Clark's after-school TV show "Where The Action Is"
    Sep 7, 1966
    Roy Orbison begins filming "The Fastest Guitar Alive," originally planned for Elvis Presley, in Hollywood
    Jan 15, 1967
    The Roy Orbison movie "The Fastest Guitar Alive" premieres in New York City
    Sep 14, 1968
    Two of Roy Orbison's three sons--Tony and Roy Jr.--die when the family's house catches fire in Nashville
    Sep 17, 1968
    Funeral services are held in Nashville for Roy Orbison's two sons, Dewayne and Tony Orbison, who died in a fire three days earlier. In attendance are Roy Acuff, Tex Ritter, Leroy Van Dyke and manager Wesley Rose
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