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    • Sep 19, 1986
    The David Lynch-written movie "Blue Velvet" opens in theaters. The picture helps revive interest in Roy Orbison, whose "In Dreams" is featured in the soundtrack
    Jan 21, 1987
    The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame adds Roy Orbison, Hank Williams, Rick Nelson, Jackie Wilson, Leiber & Stoller, Carl Perkins, Clyde McPhatter, Louis Jordan, Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler, Joe Turner, Eddie Cochran, B.B. King, Smokey Robinson and Aretha Franklin during a ceremony at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
    Feb 24, 1987
    "Interviews From The Class Of '55 Recording Sessions"--featuring Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Rick Nelson, Sam Phillips and Chips Moman--wins Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording during the 29th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles
    May 23, 1987
    Roy Orbison is the musical guest on "Saturday Night Live"
    May 26, 1987
    Virgin releases Roy Orbison's "In Dreams: The Greatest Hits," featuring new versions of his classic recordings
    Sep 30, 1987
    Cinemax shoots "Roy Orbison & Friends: A Black & White Night" at Los Angeles' Cocoanut Grove, with Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Tom Petty, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, T Bone Burnett, James Burton, Jennifer Warnes and k.d. lang, among others
    Oct 10, 1987
    Sonny Throckmorton and Roy Orbison join the Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame. Throckmorton wrote The Judds' "Why Not Me" and T.G. Sheppard's "Last Cheater's Waltz." Orbison's credits include "Blue Bayou," "Crying" and "You Got It"
    Apr 23, 1988
    With Roy Orbison in the crowd at the L.A. Sports Arena, Bruce Springsteen tells the audience that Orbison's "Only The Lonely" and "Oh, Pretty Woman" inspired him to write "Born To Run." The crowd then sings "Happy Birthday" to Orbison
    May 7, 1988
    Recording begins for The Traveling Wilburys' album "Vol. 1" at a studio in Encino, California, owned by rocker Dave Stewart. The band includes Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, George Harrison and Jeff Lynne
    Sep 23, 1988
    Columbia releases two volumes of "The All-Time Greatest Hits Of Roy Orbison"
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