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  1. Orbison, Roy Orbisonnoun

    United States composer and rockabilly tenor popular in the 1950s (1936-1988)

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  1. orbison

    Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician known for his impassioned singing style, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. His music was described by critics as operatic, earning him the nicknames "The Caruso of Rock" and "The Big O." Many of Orbison's songs conveyed vulnerability at a time when most male rock-and-roll performers chose to project machismo. He performed while standing motionless and wearing black clothes to match his dyed black hair and dark sunglasses. Born in Texas, Orbison began singing in a rockabilly and country-and-western band as a teenager. He was signed by Sam Phillips of Sun Records in 1956, but enjoyed his greatest success with Monument Records. From 1960 to 1966, 22 of Orbison's singles reached the Billboard Top 40. He wrote or co-wrote almost all of his own Top 10 hits, including "Only the Lonely" (1960), "Running Scared" (1961), "Crying" (1961), "In Dreams" (1963), and "Oh, Pretty Woman" (1964). After the mid-1960s, Orbison suffered a number of personal tragedies and his career faltered. He experienced a resurgence in popularity in the 1980s following the success of several cover versions of his songs. In 1988, he co-founded the Traveling Wilburys (a rock supergroup) with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne. Orbison died of a heart attack in December 1988 at age 52. One month later, his song "You Got It" (1989) was released as a solo single, becoming his first hit to reach the US and UK Top 10 in nearly 25 years. Orbison's honors include inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987, the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1989, and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2014. He received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and five other Grammy Awards. Rolling Stone placed him at number 37 on its list of the "Greatest Artists of All Time" and number 13 on its list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". In 2002, Billboard magazine listed him at number 74 on its list of the Top 600 recording artists.

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    There seems to be confusion in your request, as "Orbison" is not a term with a general definition in English dictionaries. It's primarily known as a surname. The most famous person with this name is Roy Orbison, an American singer, songwriter, and musician known for his powerful voice and complex compositions. If you meant something different, please provide additional context.

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  1. ORBISON

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Orbison is ranked #86005 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Orbison surname appeared 217 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Orbison.

    91.2% or 198 total occurrences were White.
    4.6% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of orbison in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of orbison in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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