Ultimate Classic Rock

Six Covers of Roy Orbison’s Iconic ‘Pretty Woman’

The song was recorded on Aug. 1, 1964 and released exactly two weeks later on Aug. 15 where it went to No. 1 on the Billboard ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1964, Roy Orbison Went No. 1 With a Song That Resulted in a Supreme Court Ruling That Changed Music Forever

On this day (September 26) in 1964, Roy Orbison topped the Billboard Hot 100 with “Oh, Pretty Woman.” The song knocked “The House of the Rising Sun” by the Animals out of the top spot and held it for ...