American singer Roy Orbison at the Microphone at ATV House in London where he has signed a TV contract worth £10,000 for 2 shows on ITV. October 1964. (Photo by Greenwell/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix via Getty Images) In the 1950s, rock music was just becoming a mainstream event. At the time, there were a lot of moving parts and decisions to be made by artists. No one had succeeded at being a rock star before—there was no blueprint. Here below, we wan…
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