does roy orbison have the greatest voice of all time

Performers as disparate as Elvis Presley and Bono stated his voice was, respectively, the greatest and most distinctive they had ever heard. The combination of Orbison's powerful, impassioned voice and complex musical arrangements led many critics to refer to his music as operatic, giving him the sobriquet 'the Caruso of Rock'. Orbison was a natural baritone, but music scholars have suggested that he had a three- or four-octave range. His life was marred by tragedy, including the death of his first wife and two of his children in separate accidents. He died of a heart attack in December that year, at the zenith of his resurgence.

In 1988, he joined the supergroup Traveling Wilburys with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne and also released a new solo album.

His career stagnated through the 1970s, but several covers of his songs and the use of one in a film by David Lynch revived his career in the 1980s. His greatest success came with Monument Records in the early to mid 1960s when 22 of his songs placed on the Billboard Top Forty, including 'Only the Lonely', 'Crying', 'In Dreams', and 'Oh, Pretty Woman'.

Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis. Roy Kelton Orbison (Ap– December 6, 1988) was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads.

Does roy orbison have the greatest voice of all time