-------The tabloid The National Enquirer suggested on its cover that Orbison had worked himself to death. A memorial was held in Nashville, and another in Los Angeles; he was buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. ----- In January 1989, Orbison became the first musician since Elvis Presley to have two albums in the Top Five at the same time. --------While Orbison determinedly pursued his second chance at stardom, he reacted to his success in constant surprise, confessing Its very nice to be wanted again, but I still cant quite believe it. ----- He lost some weight to fit his new image and the constant demand of touring, as well as the newer demands of making videos. In November 1988, Mystery Girl was completed and Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 was rising up the charts. -------Around this time Orbison confided in Johnny Cash that he was having chest pains and said hed have to have something done, but he never did. Orbison went to Europe where he was presented with an award and played a show in Antwerp where footage for the video for You Got It was filmed. ------He gave multiple interviews a day in a hectic schedule. A few days later a manager at a club in Boston was concerned that he looked ill, but Orbison played the show to another standing ovation. ------- Roy played at The Front Row Theater in Highland Heights, Ohio on December 4, which would be his last performance. Finally, exhausted, he returned to his home in Hendersonville to rest for a few days before flying again to London to film two more videos for the Traveling Wilburys. --------On December 6, 1988, he spent the day flying model airplanes with his sons; then, after having dinner at his mothers home in Hendersonville, Tennessee, he died of a heart attack at the age of 52. -------The tabloid The National Enquirer suggested on its cover that Orbison had worked himself to death. A memorial was held in Nashville, and another in Los Angeles; he was buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. ----- In January 1989, Orbison became the first musician since Elvis Presley to have two albums in the Top Five at the same time.------Roy Orbison entered the UK chart with Only The Lonely, which went on to give Roy his first of 3 UK chart toppers. ------As an operatic rock ballad, it was a sound unheard of at the time, and is seen as a seminal event in the evolution of Rock and Roll. Released as a 45rpm single by Monument Records in May, 1960, Only The Lonely went to No. 2 on the United States. -------The song was turned down by The Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley, so Orbison decided to record the song himself.
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