Page "Roy Orbison" Paragraph 29

Don McLean covered " Crying " in 1980 in a version which hit number 5 in the U. S. and stayed on the charts for 15 weeks ; it was number 1 in the UK for three weeks.

Although he was all but forgotten in the U. S., Orbison took a chance and embarked on a tour of Bulgaria.

He was astonished to find he was as popular there as he had been in 1964 ; he was forced to stay in his hotel room because he was mobbed on the streets of Sofia.

Later that year, he and Emmylou Harris won a Grammy for their duet " That Lovin ' You Feelin ' Again ".

It was his first such award, and he felt more than ever that the time was ripe for his full return to popular music.

However, it would be several more years until this came to fruition.