Joe Melson, the singer-songwriter behind some of rock's greatest operatic ballads and the musician widely credited with helping create the Roy Orbison sound, has died. He was 91 years old. 🎬 SIGN UP ...

Joe Melson has died. The songwriter, who’s best known for his work with Roy Orbison, died on July 1, his son-in-law revealed on Facebook. He was 91. “It is with profound sadness I must inform that my ...

Working together closely, the pair turned out more than 200 songs, including “Crying,” “Running Scared” and “Blue Bayou.” By Clay Risen Joe Melson, a musician and songwriter whose close collaboration ...