American singer-songwriter Roy Orbison, known as "the Barnaby of Rock", recorded on the Monument Records label and had hits such as "Pretty One," and "Uptown".
Early Orbison is an album recorded by Roy Orbison on the Monument Records label at their studios in Hendersonville, Tennessee and released in 1964. 
 Essentially a compilation of songs from his first two Monument albums, it is most noteworthy for containing "Pretty One", the "B" side of Orbison's second Monument single, "Uptown". 
Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 December 6, 1988) was an American singer-songwriter known for his distinctive, impassioned voice, complex song structures, and dark emotional ballads. 
