Barbara Orbison, Roy Orbison Photo - 07 December 2011 - Lo sAngeles, CA - Barbara Orbison, widow of rock n roll pioneer Roy Orbison, died Tuesday on the 23rd anniversary of her husbands death at the age of 60. Barbara Orbison died from pancreatic cancer surrounded by her sons, said publicist and family spokeswoman Sarah McMullen. Orbison had been hospitalized since May. Since the 1980s, Barbara Orbison devoted her time to managing her husbands estate and keeping his legacy alive. With her son, Roy Kelton Orbison Jr. she co-produced a four-CD box set of her husbands 107 recordings. Roy Orbison: The Soul of Rock and Roll was released in 2008 and contains all of his hits and 12 previously unreleased tracks. Roy Orbison died in 1988 at the age of 52, in the midst of a comeback with The Traveling Wilburys. File Photo:  February 2007 - Los Angeles, California - Barbara Orbison. The Grammy Foundation presents the 9th Annual Music Preservation Project, "The Soul Of Country" celebrates the Magic and History of Country Music at the Wilshire Ebell Theater. Photo Credit: Charles Harris/AdMedia

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  • Caption: 07 December 2011 - Lo sAngeles, CA - Barbara Orbison, widow of rock n roll pioneer Roy Orbison, died Tuesday on the 23rd anniversary of her husbands death at the age of 60. Barbara Orbison died from pancreatic cancer surrounded by her sons, said publicist and family spokeswoman Sarah McMullen. Orbison had been hospitalized since May. Since the 1980s, Barbara Orbison devoted her time to managing her husbands estate and keeping his legacy alive. With her son, Roy Kelton Orbison Jr. she co-produced a four-CD box set of her husbands 107 recordings. Roy Orbison: The Soul of Rock and Roll was released in 2008 and contains all of his hits and 12 previously unreleased tracks. Roy Orbison died in 1988 at the age of 52, in the midst of a comeback with The Traveling Wilburys. File Photo: February 2007 - Los Angeles, California - Barbara Orbison. The Grammy Foundation presents the 9th Annual Music Preservation Project, "The Soul Of Country" celebrates the Magic and History of Country Music at the Wilshire Ebell Theater. Photo Credit: Charles Harris/AdMedia
  • Celebrity:

    Barbara Orbison

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    Roy Orbison

  • Event:

    Barbara Orbison - 1951 - 2011

    December 7, 2011
  • Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Image Number: 3972568
  • Dimensions: 1802x2670 px
  • Photographer: Admedia

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