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Singer Jackie Cain (born May 22, 1928, Milwaukee, WI) and singer/pianist Roy Kral (born October 10, 1921, Chicago, IL) first joined forces in 1946, and in 1996 they celebrated their 50th anniversary as a vocal duo. Jackie & Roy were with Charlie Ventura's band during 1948-1949 (which gave them a great deal of recognition); Lou Stein's "East of Suez" was an unusual feature for their voices. Shortly after leaving Ventura in June 1949, they were married and worked together on a regular basis ever since. Jackie & Roy had their own television show in Chicago in the early '50s, worked in Las Vegas during 1957-1960, settled in New York in 1963, and appeared on some television commercials. They recorded many spirited jazz performances for a variety of labels through the decades, and performed into the 2000s until Kral's death in August 2002. Roy was the brother of singer Irene Kral.

Roy Kelton Orbison (English: Roy Kelton Orbison; April 23, 1936, Vernon — December 6, 1988, Nashville) was an American musician, a pioneer of rock and roll, who became famous for his special timbre of voice, complex musical compositions and emotionally intense ballads.

Roy Kelton Orbison (English: Roy Kelton Orbison; April 23, 1936, Vernon — December 6, 1988, Nashville) was an American musician, a pioneer of rock and roll, who became famous for his special timbre of voice, complex musical compositions and emotionally intense ballads.

Roy Buchanan has long been considered one of the finest, yet criminally overlooked guitarists of the blues rock genre whose lyrical leads and use of harmonics would later influence such guitar greats as Jeff Beck, his one-time student Robbie Robertson, and ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons. Although born in Ozark, AR, on September 23, 1939, Buchanan grew up in the small town of Pixley, CA. His father was both a farmer and Pentecostal preacher, which would bring the youngster his first exposure to gospel music when his family would attend racially mixed revival meetings. But it was when Buchanan came across late-night R&B radio shows that he became smitten by the blues, leading to Buchanan picking up the guitar at the age of seven.

Deriving his name, and to some extent, his style from U-Roy, Reid was also heavily influenced in his early career by Dennis Alcapone.

Roy Kelton Orbison (English: Roy Kelton Orbison; April 23, 1936, Vernon — December 6, 1988, Nashville) was an American musician, a pioneer of rock and roll, who became famous for his special timbre of voice, complex musical compositions and emotionally intense ballads.

Roy Kelton Orbison (English: Roy Kelton Orbison; April 23, 1936, Vernon — December 6, 1988, Nashville) was an American musician, a pioneer of rock and roll, who became famous for his special timbre of voice, complex musical compositions and emotionally intense ballads.