Barbara Orbison
| Barbara Orbison | |
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| Born |
January 10, 1950 Bielefeld, Germany |
| Died | December 6, 2011 (aged 61) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | pancreatic cancer |
| Spouse(s) | Roy Orbison |
Barbara Orbison (10 January 1950 – 6 December 2011) was a German-born United States-based entrepreneur, music producer/publisher, and the widow of American musician Roy Orbison.
Barbara Anne Marie Wellhöner Jakobs was born in Bielefeld, Germany on January 10, 1950. Aged 18 years old, Barbara met the 32-year-old Orbison when he asked friends to introduce him to her at a nightclub in Leeds, England, during Orbison's tour of Great Britain. A few weeks later, Orbison suffered a devastating tragedy when two of his three sons died in a house fire. They married on 25 March 1969, in Hendersonville, Tennessee. They divided their time between Nashville, Tennessee and Malibu, California, bringing up their two sons, Roy Kelton Orbison, Jr. (born 1970) and Alexander Orbi Orbison (born 1975).
During the 1980s, she managed her husband's career and was the executive producer of his 1987 album, In Dreams: The Greatest Hits plus his highly acclaimed January 1988 televised music special, Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night. Following her husband's death on 6 December 1988, she took charge of his business affairs and dedicated herself to promoting his music to ensuing generations. She worked with friend and fellow artist Jeff Lynne to put together the posthumous release of the King of Hearts album in 1992 (an album which was re-issued in 2007 by Sony BMG after they took charge of Virgin's catalog in 2005) as well as other record projects. She co-produced Only the Lonely: The Roy Orbison Story, a European stage musical.
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