ROY ORBISON OH, PRETTY WOMAN 24KT GOLD PLATED RECORD [Gold disk] 

“Oh, Pretty Woman” lyric sheet 1970-1988 Orbison handwrite these lyrics sometimes after the his song's original release. ... 

Grammy for “Oh, Pretty Woman” 1990 Roy Orbison, writer/performer Orbison won six Grammy Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998. Loan courtesy of Orbison Enterprises ... 

ES-335 “Dot” electric guitar Nashville, Tennessee, USA, 1985 Gibson, Inc., maker  Used by Orbison in A Block and White Night (1988); his supporting band included Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, and T-Bone Burnett. Loan courtesy of Orbison Enterprises 

One afternoon in 1964, Roy Orbison's wife Claudette asked for money. In response, Bill Dees--Orbison's songwriting partner--joken, “Pretty woman never needs any money.”  Dees tapped a rhythm on the kitchen table, while Orbison sang: “Pretty woman, waling down the street.” Orbison's famous opening guitar riff was added last. Within an hour, the pair wrote “Oh, Pretty Woman.” The song hit number one on the U.S. and U.K. charts weeks later.  From 1960 to 1966, twenty-two of Orbison's singles made the Billboard Top Forty. His best-selling album came after his induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Orbison, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne formed the Traveling Wilburys in 1988, then Grammy winning debut album sold more than three million copies.