Profile
Barbara Orbison
German-american Record Producer and Philanthropist
Female
Born
Jan 10, 1950
Hometown
Bielefeld
Died
Dec 6, 2011
Death Place
Los Angeles
Other Names
Jakobs, Barbara A...
Barbara Orbison was a German-born United States-based entrepreneur, music producer/publisher, and the widow of American musician Roy Orbison.
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Hot Dish: Is Tim Mc Graw Considering A Star Is Born Remake? Cmt.ComGoogle News - Sep 05, 2011
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Celebrating The Music Of Roy Orbison At Exmouth Pavilion Exmouth JournalGoogle News - Sep 02, 2011
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Damien Leith's Tribute To Roy Orbison Newcastle HeraldGoogle News - Aug 17, 2011
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Going To The Concert? Here Are Some Fast Facts About Ronnie Dunn Shelby StarGoogle News - Aug 11, 2011
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1950
Birth
Born in 1950.
TEENAGE
1968
18 Years Old
Barbara Anne Marie Wellhöner Jakobs was born in Bielefeld, Germany. On July 21, 1968, Barbara (then 18 years old) met the 32-year-old Orbison when he asked friends to introduce him to her at a nightclub in Leeds, England, during Orbison's tour of Great Britain. They married on March 24, 1969, in Hendersonville, Tennessee.
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THIRTIES
1987
37 Years Old
During the 1980s, she managed her husband's career and was the executive producer of his 1987 album, In Dreams: The Greatest Hits plus his highly acclaimed January 1988 televised music special, Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night.
1988
38 Years Old
Following her husband's death on December 6th 1988, she took charge of his business affairs and dedicated herself to promoting his music to ensuing generations.
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FORTIES
1991
41 Years Old
Orbison was also involved with charitable causes in aid of the homeless. For Showtime, in 1991, she produced a Roy Orbison tribute at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles that raised in excess of $1 million for the city's homeless.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
She produced Damien Leith's album, Roy: A Tribute To Roy Orbison, which was released by Sony BMG in Australia on April 15, 2011 to coincide with what would have been Roy Orbison's 75th birthday.
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