You Can Make My Dreams Come True

Elvis Presley called Roy Orbison "The Greatest Singer In The World."

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Presley and Orbison entered the popular music scene around the same time and were both originally recorded on Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. It was Johnny Cash who had insisted that Orbison contact Sam Phillips, then owner of Sun Records.

Elvis had such great respect for Orbison that he died his hair black to copy the sunglassed singer and refused to have Orbison as an opening act. He cited the fact that Roy Orbison could really sing and there was no way that he could follow him.

When Orbison was inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame in 1987, Bruce Springsteen stated that when he was recording "Born To Run" he wanted "words like Bob Dylan," a sound like Phil Spector and most of all "to sing like Roy Orbison."

Well, Bruce, we can all have our dreams.

In 1988, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne formed The Traveling Wilburys.

The balladeer sang his last song on December 6, 1988, at age 51.