Alex Orbison who is also known as Orbi has is a versatile entertainer whose works as a drummer, director, writer, movie producer, and publisher have exposed him to fame across the world. Also, Orbison is the president of a publishing company, Still Working Music Group, as well as the president and co-founder of Roy’s Boys LLC, a company that carries off the legacy of Roy Orbison, his father.
Although many aspects of his life have been made public, here are some shocking facts you probably have missed about Roy Orbison.
Biography – Who is Roy Orbison?
It was on May 25, 1975, that Alexander Orbi Lee Orbison was born in Hendersonville, Tennessee to Barbara and Roy Orbison as a brother to Roy Orbison and half brother to Wesley Orbison.
Raised by a musician father, Orbi was exposed to music at an early age and began to sample music with violin and later guitar, piano, and drum.
At the age of thirteen in 1988, Orbi was forced to live life without his father following the demise of the former. Following the path of his father, Orbi started his journey to becoming famous when he became part of the Backbone69 as a drummer, and later Whitestarr.
In 2017, he became married to Erika Wolfe Orbison and they are now blessed with a daughter, Eden.
His father Roy Orbison was a popular musician
It is no surprise that Orbi could have taken part of his talent from his father Roy Orbison. The senior Orbison lived most of his life performing and recording music till he became one of the most acknowledged rock n’ roll musicians of all time. He was named the 37th greatest artist of all time and the 13th of 100 greatest singers of all time by the Rolling Stone.
Roy Orbison didn’t stop his train of accolade moving without claiming several Grammys, as 1980’s Best Country Performance Duo or Group with Emmylou Harris, Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording alongside Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sam Phillips, Rick Nelson and Chips Moman (1986), Best Country Vocal Collaboration with k.d. lang in 1988.
Even after his death in 1988, his music has continued to gain recognition in Grammys and other trophies. He clinched Grammy’s Best Pop Vocal Performance for male category in 1990, and subsequently the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998, Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1989, Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (2010), America’s Pop Music Hall of Fame in 2014, and in 2017, he became part of the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. Some of his greatest hits include Only the Lonely, In Dreams, and Oh Pretty Woman among many others.
He never met his two eldest brothers
Before Orbi was born, three other children were born to Roy Orbison and his first wife, Claudette. However, his first two older brothers Roy Dewayne Orbison and Anthony King Orbison died in a house fire in 1968 before Alex Orbison’s birth in 1975.
He was Johnny Cash and June Cash godson
Multitalented best-selling artist of all time Johnny Cash and his wife June Carter were godparents to Orbison. In fact, he lived his earliest years in a house next to the Cash’s.
Alex Orbison and his brothers are entertainers
Like their father, the three brothers are into entertainment in different ways. While Wesley Orbison is a producer and writer, Roy Orbison Jr. is a musician, producer, and writer. Alex Orbison also is a director, musician, drummer, and writer. The three Orbison’s are responsible for keeping their father’s legacy through Roy’s Boys LLC.
He reproduced his father’s music
Decades after the demise of Roy Orbison Sr., Orbi produced a number of his father’s music including Mystery Girl Deluxe (2014), and in 2016, he produced Roy Orbison: The Ultimate collection. The collection includes the studio and live albums; and singles of the older Orbison. 22 among the singles produced in the collection made it to the U.S. Billboard Top 40 chart.
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He co-wrote and produced, and directed films on his father’s life
Several films and documentaries were created on the life of Roy Orbison. Orbi featured in a number including Roy Robinson: The Mystery Girl – Unraveled (2014), and Only the Lonely Ones (2015).
Net Worth
Since he took to entertaining, Alex Orbison has continued to climb the ladder of success and has gathered a great deal of wealth for himself. His net worth is estimated at $12 million.
Height and Body Measurement
Although Alex Orbison has a good matching height and weight, the exact details have not been revealed as at this article.
