Alex Orbison

"Roy’s son, Alex Orbison, painstakingly selected songs that were most representational of his father’s vast catalog, which totals 27 studio albums, four live albums, and over 60 singles, 22 of which placed in the U.S. Billboard Top 40 chart. Narrowing it down was no easy task. “It is a great honor for me and my brothers, Wesley and Roy Jr., to finally and definitively distill our father’s entire career onto a single disc as best one can possibly do and, certainly, as never done before,” said Alex. “It is the result of years of research, archiving and listening, and it is with supreme and heartfelt pleasure that we will be able to share it with the world.”"

The re-imagined, re-mastered version of the Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night was released February 27, 2017. Alex painstaking reviewed all original camera angles, re-mixed and re-imagined the show to give the viewer a front row seat to this iconic concert.

The first-ever estate-authorized biography will be released October 17, 2017. The book is written by Alex, his brothers Roy Jr. and Wesley Orbison alongside Jeff Slate, with research by Orbison historian Marcel Riesco.

A Love So Beautiful: Roy Orbison With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will be released November 17, 2017. Alongside the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Alex, Wesley, Roy Jr and Roy Jr.'s son, Roy Kelton Orbison III, contribute to the making of this record. The philharmonic recorded in Abbey Road studios.

For the 25th anniversary of the posthumously released Mystery Girl, a Deluxe version was released with a new song "The Way is Love" . The record was mixed at the Johnny Cash Cabin, produced by John Carter Cash, remastered by Richard Dodd and released on Sony Legacy. The bonus track "The Way is Love" includes guitar, vocals and drumming by the Orbison brothers – Alex, Roy Jr. and Wesley with the vocal by their father.

Alex, along with close friend Ashley Hamilton secured the rights to "The Beatle Who Vanished", the 2013 book by Jim Berkenstadt about Jimmie Nicol who filled in for Ringo Starr for 13 days during Beatles' 1964 world tour.

Since 2012, Alex has been president of the publishing company, Still Working Music Group and Roy's Boys LLC, managing his father's catalog with his brothers.

Following the death of his mother in 2011, Alex moved back to Nashville, Tennessee after promising her he'd "get down to Nashville and take care of business" following her battle with pancreatic cancer,. where he currently lives with his wife, Erika Wolf Orbison, and two dogs.

Tragically, in 2001, Chris Williams was in a fatal car accident, which led to the dissipation of the band. As Betts described it, "It was like the tribe lost its chief."

After signing with Atlantic Records in 2000 and a television series on VH1, Whitestarr disbanded in 2008.

In 1992, Orbi took his first professional position in publishing with Don Williams Music Group, but as Backbone gained popularity amongst the community, Orbi left his position in publishing to tour with Backbone69.

In the early 1990s, Orbi made friends with Jerry Lynn Williams' son Chris Williams, co-founding a band called Backbone69. Guitarist-vocalist Williams and drummer Orbi, Backbone69 included guitarist Duane Betts, son of the Allman Brothers' Dickey Betts, and bass player Berry Oakley Jr., son of Allman Brothers bassist Berry Oakley.

Malibu provided much needed support to Orbi when his father died in 1988. Roy was 52 years old, Alex was 13.

Alexander Orbi Lee Orbison (born May 25, 1975), also known as Orbi, is an American drummer, writer, director, and film producer. He is the president of Still Working Music Group, a publishing company. He is also president and co-founder of Roy's Boys LLC, which manages the legacy of his father, musician Roy Orbison; the organization also includes his brothers, Roy Orbison Jr. and Wesley Orbison.

Orbi is the youngest son of Roy Orbison and Barbara Orbison, born on May 25, 1975. He is their second born child, following Roy Kelton Orbison, Jr, born October 18, 1970. He has an older half-brother, Wesley Orbison. In addition, he had two older brothers from Roy's first marriage who died in a fire. They lived on Old Hickory Lake, next door to his god-parents Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Growing up in a musical household, Orbi's first instrument was violin, as his hands were too small for the guitar, followed by guitar and piano before landing on drums. After Roy travelled to California to co-write with Jerry Lynn Williams and Will Jennings, Roy decided to move his family to Malibu, California in 1985.

One of The Lonely Ones, recorded between January and August 1969, was previously unreleased due to a "logjam of releases". The album was mixed at the Johnny Cash Cabin, produced by Alex and Chuck Fleckenstein, remastered by Richard Dodd and released on Sony Legacy.