[7] With the onset of the British Invasion in 196465, the direction of popular music shifted dramatically, and most performers of Orbison's generation (Roy was 28 in 1964, and thus too old to rock and roll) were driven from the charts. She was 60. He did it twice, with 'It's Over' on June 25, 1964, and 'Oh, Pretty Woman' on October 8, 1964. Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 - December 6, 1988) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. I remember the way he sang thensoftly, prettily but almost bashfully, as if someone might be disturbed by his efforts and reprimand him."[23]. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. "[109] The band's debut album, Traveling Wilburys Vol. [105] By that evening, the group had written "Handle with Care", which led to the concept of recording an entire album. Add to your scrapbook. Using the standard 32-bar form for verses and choruses, normal pop songs followed the verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-verse-chorus structure. [14] He then enrolled in Odessa Junior College. Nothing to Be Scared Of To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. With his Coke-bottle black glasses, his three-octave range, he seemed to take joy sticking his knife deep into the hot belly of your teenage insecurities. In West Texas, he was exposed to rhythm and blues, Tex-Mex, the orchestral arrangements of Mantovani, and Cajun music. They gave themselves stage names; Orbison chose his from his musical hero, calling himself "Lefty Wilbury" after Lefty Frizzell. "[7] Just weeks later "Running Scared" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 9 in the UK. Tragically, Orbison died of a heart attack only a few weeks after the release of the Wilburys album. "[7], In 1987, Orbison released an album of re-recorded hits titled In Dreams: The Greatest Hits. American pathologist Dr Michael Hunter believes the singer famed for hits such as. "[151], His voice ranged from baritone to tenor, and music scholars have suggested that he had a three- or four-octave range. Son of Singer Roy Orbison. [128] Few of Orbison's recordings have these characteristics. Champaign, 11 February 2021, 12:38 | Updated: 21 February 2023, 10:10. Orbison encountered difficulty when he found himself unable to hit the song's highest note without his voice breaking. Orbison's career spanned over four decades, he is noted for his impassioned singing style, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. Peter Lehman summarized it, writing, "He achieved what he did not by copying classical music but by creating a unique form of popular music that drew upon a wide variety of music popular during his youth. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Orbison continued recording albums in the 1970s, but none of them sold well. [22], For a brief period in the late 1950s, Orbison made his living at Acuff-Rose, a songwriting firm concentrating mainly on country music. He never seemed like he was trying to sing, he just did it. The sunglasses led some people to assume he was blind. Orbison's second son was born the same year, and Orbison hit number four in the United States and number two in the UK with "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)", an upbeat song by country songwriter Cindy Walker. Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 - December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician known for his impassioned singing style, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. English By 1976, he had gone an entire decade without an album reaching the charts. He also failed to produce any popular singles, except for a few in Australia. "[64], Critic Dave Marsh categorizes Orbison's ballads into themes reflecting pain and loss, and dreaming. Roy Orbison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. It was now made public that the couple had happily remarried and were back together (they had remarried in December 1965). The Nashville sound was developed by producers Chet Atkins, Owen Bradley (who worked closely with Patsy Cline), Sam Phillips, bassist Bob Moore and Fred Foster. Resend Activation Email. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Orbison attempted to sell to RCA Victor his recordings of songs by other writers, working with and being in awe of Chet Atkins, who had played guitar with Presley. [9], Orbison completed a solo album, Mystery Girl, in November 1988. Yet, in December 1988, The Caruso of Rock (as he was nicknamed) died at the age of 52. [100], A few months later, Orbison and Springsteen paired again to film a concert at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles. We have set your language to All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. It reached No. According to the information gathered, the late singer passed died of a heart attack at the age of 52, at his mother's house. "[61], Orbison also began collaborating with Bill Dees, whom he had known in Texas. Search above to list available cemeteries. One of the first musicians that he heard in person was Ernest Tubb, playing on the back of a truck in Fort Worth. Try again later. [82] Peter Lehman observed that Orbison's absence was a part of the mystery of his persona: "Since it was never clear where he had come from, no one seemed to pay much mind to where he had gone; he was just gone. His parents worked in a defence plant; his father brought out a guitar in the evenings, and their friends and relatives who had just joined the military gathered to drink and sing heartily. Oops, something didn't work. [95] In later scenes, Booth demands the song be played repeatedly; also wanting the song while beating the protagonist. "Life Fades Away", a song he co-wrote with his friend Glenn Danzig and recorded, was featured in the film Less than Zero (1987). Orbison enlisted The Webbs from Dothan, Alabama as his backing band. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Roy-Orbison, All About Jazz - Biography of Roy Orbison, Turner Classic Movies - Biography of Roy Orbison, Texas State Historical Association - The Handbook of Texas Online - Biography of Roy Kelton Orbison, Roy Orbison - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1987), Norman Pettys studio in Clovis, New Mexico. And I think that somewhere between the time of "Ooby Dooby" and "Only the Lonely", it kind of turned into a good voice. When Orbison started with "Crying" and hit the high notes, Goodwin stated: "The strings were playing and the band had built up and, sure enough, the hair on the back of my neck just all started standing up. [153] This also happened with age. "[142] Orbison acknowledged this in looking back on the era in which he became popular: "When ["Crying"] came out I don't think anyone had accepted the fact that a man should cry when he wants to cry."[142]. Here is all you want to know, and more! Exhausted, he returned to his home in Hendersonville to rest for several days before flying again to London to film two more videos for the Traveling Wilburys. Roy Orbison was a rock and roll icon, famed for his operatic singing voice and dark sunglasses, which he always wore on stage. In the studio, Orbison concentrated on the mechanics of recording. Roy Orbison was an American singer-songwriter known for his soaring voice, one of the most operatic in all of rock music, and for his carefully crafted ballads of loneliness and heartache. Orbison did so and was told, "Johnny Cash doesn't run my record company! [31], Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel both commented on the otherworldly quality of Orbison's voice. [122] In the United Kingdom, he achieved even greater posthumous success, with two solo albums in the Top 3 on February 11, 1989 (Mystery Girl was number 2 and the compilation The Legendary Roy Orbison was number 3). Orbison married his girlfriend, Claudette Frady, in 1957. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. He was backed by an orchestra in the studio and Porter told him he would have to sing louder than his accompaniment because the orchestra was unable to be softer than his voice. A system error has occurred. One song he tried was "Seems to Me", by Boudleaux Bryant. [88] Orbison was all but forgotten in the US, yet he reached popularity in less likely places such as Bulgaria in 1982. It was very emotional. [125], In 2014, a demo of Orbison's "The Way Is Love" was released as part of the 25th-anniversary deluxe edition of Mystery Girl. [87] In 1981 he performed "Pretty Woman" on an episode of The Dukes of Hazzard. They played country standards and Glenn Miller songs at local honky-tonks and had a weekly radio show on KERB in Kermit, Texas. In November 1988, his album Mystery Girl was completed, and the Traveling Wilburys' first album was a success. cemeteries found in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. [39] Melson and Orbison followed it with the more complex "Blue Angel", which peaked at number nine in the US and number 11 in the UK. Orbison suffered a major health scare while vacationing in Hawaii in 1977 and had to undergo a triple coronary bypass procedure to unblock his arteries. His first wife, Claudette Frady died in a motorcycle accident on June 6, 1966 in Gallatin, Tennessee. Best Known For: Singer-songwriter Roy Orbison wrote romantic 1960s pop ballads like "Oh, Pretty Woman." In 1987, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He had never heard of the Beatles, and annoyed, asked rhetorically, "What's a Beatle, anyway?" "Crying" is more complex, changing parts toward the end to be represented as A-B-C-D-E-F-A-B'-C'-D'-E'-F'. Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 December 6, 1988) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. [134] Peter Watrous, writing for the New York Times, declared in a concert review, "He has perfected an odd vision of popular music, one in which eccentricity and imagination beat back all the pressures toward conformity". [26][27] In his first session for Monument in Nashville, Orbison recorded a song that RCA Victor had refused, "Paper Boy", backed by "With the Bug", but neither charted. One year later, Orbison was touring Europe when another tragedy struck. "[64], Claudette and Orbison divorced in November 1964 over her infidelities, but reconciled 10 months later. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Year should not be greater than current year. This is a carousel with slides. Orbison later said that he "couldn't overemphasise how shocking" Presley looked and seemed to him that night. He performed while standing motionless and wearing black clothes to match his dyed black hair and dark sunglasses. Grandfather to to Roy DeWayne Orbison and Anthony King Orbison . [117][118], Mystery Girl was released by Virgin Records on January 31, 1989. Orbison and Melson tried to pitch it to Elvis Presley and the Everly Brothers, but were turned down. [106][107] Expanding on the concept of a traveling band of raucous musicians, Orbison offered a quote about the group's foundation in honor: "Some people say Daddy was a cad and a bounder. Vice-President of Creative Affairs, 1492 Pictures, Los Angeles, California. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. With Roy, you didn't know if you were listening to mariachi or opera. People come to hear my music, my songs. Playing shows at night and living with his wife and young child in a tiny apartment, Orbison often took his guitar to his car to write songs. On March 25, 1969, Orbison married German teenager Barbara Jakobs, and they stayed married until his death in 1988. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. [45][46] His relationship with Joe Melson, however, was deteriorating over Melson's growing concerns that his own solo career would never get off the ground.[47]. "[56] Through the tour, however, the two acts quickly learned to get along, a process made easier by the fact that the Beatles admired his work. He told Rolling Stone in 1988, "I liked the sound of [my voice]. [80] Wesley (born 1965), his youngest son with Claudette, was raised by Orbison's parents. Roy Orbison died on December 6, 1988, in Hendersonville, Tennessee, of a heart attack. He received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and five other Grammy Awards. [86], In 1980, Don McLean recorded "Crying"[14] and it went to the top of the charts, first in the Netherlands then reaching number five in the US and staying on the charts for 15 weeks; it was number one in the UK for three weeks and also topped the Irish Charts. "[156], k.d. One of the Teen Kings later stated that the band did not meet Cash until they were on tour with him and other Sun Records artists. [104] They subsequently contacted Bob Dylan, who, in turn, allowed them to use a recording studio in his home. [85] He signed again with Monument in 1976 and recorded Regeneration with Fred Foster, but it proved no more successful than before. Fred Foster later recalled, "He did it, and everybody looked around in amazement. [79] The property was sold to Johnny Cash, who demolished the building and planted an orchard on it. [141] Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant favored American R&B music as a youth, but beyond the black musicians, he named Elvis and Orbison especially as foreshadowing the emotions he would experience: "The poignancy of the combination of lyric and voice was stunning. She died in his arms while they waited for help to arrive. On December 6, 1988, he flew model airplanes with his sons and had dinner at his mother's home. [133] Orbison's music, like the man himself, has been described as timeless, diverting from contemporary rock and roll and bordering on the eccentric, within a hair's breadth of being weird. Updates? You have chosen this person to be their own family member. to which John Lennon replied, after tapping his shoulder, "I am". His second marriage produced two sons, Roy Jr. and Alexander. [99] Rolling Stone included it in the top 100 albums of the decade. Almost immediately, he toured Australia and New Zealand with the Beach Boys and returned again to Britain and Ireland, where he was so besieged by teenaged girls that the Irish police had to halt his performances to pull the girls off him. Many of his contemporaries compared his music with that of classically trained musicians, although he never mentioned any classical music influences. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Two members of the band quit and two new members were added,[14] and the group won a talent contest and obtained their own television show on KMID-TV in Midland. "[37] Its success transformed Orbison into an overnight star and he appeared on Dick Clark's Saturday Night Beechnut Show out of New York City. Orbison was born on April 23, 1936 in Vernon, Texas. In 1963, touring took a toll on Orbison's personal life. Born in Texas, Orbison began singing in a rockabilly and country-and-western band as a teenager. [159] In 2002, Billboard magazine listed Orbison at number 74 in the Top 600 recording artists.[45]. Wesley Rose, at this time acting as Orbison's agent, moved him from Monument Records to MGM Records (though in Europe he remained with Decca's London Records[65]) for $1million and with the understanding that he would expand into television and films, as Elvis Presley had done. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. There is a problem with your email/password. His music was described by critics as operatic, earning him the honorific nicknames "The Caruso of Rock" and "The Big O." Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. [44] They later went on to have their own career, releasing a few singles and two albums on their own. He was just standing there, not moving or anything. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Orbison and Barbara had a son (Roy Kelton) in 1970 and another (Alexander) in 1975.[81]. On September 14, 1968, the Orbison family home at Old Hickory Lake in Hendersonville, Tennessee, burned to the ground while Orbison was touring in England. Alan Clayson's biography refers to her as Claudette Hestand. On September 14, 1968, the Orbison family home at Old Hickory Lake in Hendersonville, Tennessee, burned to the ground while Orbison was touring in England. 0 cemeteries found in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. [Orbison] used drama to great effect and he wrote dramatically. [119] The biggest hit from Mystery Girl was "You Got It, written with Lynne and Tom Petty. Occupation (s) Entrepreneur, music producer/publisher. The singer and songwriter who won many awards died at his mother's house on Tuesday, December 6, 1988. 9 in the US and No. Dwight Yoakam stated that Orbison's voice sounded like "the cry of an angel falling backward through an open window". Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Phillipss efforts to make Orbison a rockabilly star were unsuccessful, however, and the shy Texan (whose trademark sunglasses masked eyes the singer feared looked beady) moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he concentrated on writing songs for others, notably Claudette for the Everly Brothers. He dropped out of college to pursue music, and, as a member of the Teen-Kings, he recorded Ooby Dooby in 1955 at Norman Pettys studio in Clovis, New Mexico. [11] He was always keen to sing, however, and considered his voice memorable, but not great.[7]. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. After a series of personal tragedies and professional setbacks that derailed his career in the mid-1960s, Orbison made a stunning comeback in the late 1980s, partly as a result of the use of his song In Dreams in the film Blue Velvet. "I'm Hurtin'", with "I Can't Stop Loving You" as the B-side, rose to number 27 in the US, but failed to chart in the UK. Last edited on 25 February 2023, at 04:43, Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals, Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night, "Recording Elvis and Roy With Legendary Studio Wiz Bill Porter-Part II", "Top 10 Oldies Myths: Urban Legends and Other Misperceptions about Early Rock and Roll: 2. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. A few days later, a manager at a club in Boston was worried about Orbison's health, but the singer completed his gig. A third category is his uptempo rockabilly songs such as "Go! He was known to follow a car that he liked and make the driver an offer on the spot. The songwriter Joe Melson, an acquaintance of Orbison's, tapped on his car window one day in Texas in 1958, and the two decided to write some songs together. [147] Orbison's music and voice have been compared to opera by Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, and songwriter Will Jennings, among others. Roy Orbison was one of the rock and roll's most popular and successful artists ever. People Projects Discussions Surnames He performed at the Front Row Theater in Ohio, on December 4. [40], Orbison was now able to move to Nashville permanently with his wife Claudette and son Roy DeWayne, born in 1958. She died at the age of 60 in 2011 from pancreatic cancer, exactly 23 years after the death of her husband. Barbara was a German-born United States-based entrepreneur and music producer. Orbison was a film enthusiast, and when not touring, writing, or recording, he dedicated time to seeing up to three films a day. His voice was unearthly.. The prop allowed him to deliver the line, "I could kill you with this and play your funeral march at the same time," with, according to biographer Colin Escott, "zero conviction". While living in Odessa, Orbison saw a performance by Elvis Presley. Roy Orbison didn't just sing beautifullyhe sang brokenheartedly. Wolfe, Charles K., Akenson, James (eds.) Omissions? He also enjoyed Hank Williams, Moon Mullican and Jimmie Rodgers. A riff-laden masterpiece that employed a playful growl he got from a Bob Hope movie, the epithet mercy Orbison uttered when he was unable to hit a note, it rose to number one in the autumn of 1964 in the United States and stayed on the charts for 14 weeks. He died on 14 September 1968, in Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 10, and was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park . [7][17] Record store owner Poppa Holifield played it over the telephone for Sam Phillips, and Phillips offered the Teen Kings a contract. Orbison's two eldest sons with Claudette - Roy DeWayne and Anthony King - tragically died as children due to a house fire at his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee, while he was playing in Bournemouth in the UK. Industries Rock Astrological. Barbara Orbison (January 10, 1950 - December 6, 2011) was a German-born United States-based entrepreneur, music producer and publisher, and the second wife of American musician Roy Orbison . Advertisement. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Fred Foster later suggested that Rose's takeover was responsible for the commercial failure of Orbison's work at MGM. [145] When compared to the Everly Brothers, who often used the same session musicians, Orbison is credited with "a passionate intensity" that, according to The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll, made "his love, his life, and, indeed, the whole world [seem] to be coming to an endnot with a whimper, but an agonised, beautiful bang". Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. Orbison wrote "Claudette"about Claudette Frady, whom he married in 1957and the Everly Brothers recorded it as the B-side of "All I Have to Do Is Dream". [157] This image of Orbison as immovable was so associated with him it was parodied by John Belushi on Saturday Night Live, as Belushi dressed as Orbison falls over while singing "Oh, Pretty Woman", and continues to play as his bandmates set him upright again. On March 25, 1969, Orbison married German woman Barbara Jakobs, whom he had met several weeks before his sons' deaths. He was just there. Shutterstock Advertisement 23. [5], According to The Authorized Roy Orbison, the family moved again in 1946, to Wink, Texas. In 1968, he was on tour and learned that his home in Hendersonville had burned down, killing his two eldest sons. Ellis Amburn argues that Orbison was bullied and ostracized in Wink and that he gave conflicting reports to Texas newspapers, claiming that it was still home to him while simultaneously maligning the town to. 1962), died in the fire. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Roy Orbison (1969-1988; his death) Children. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. He gave several interviews a day in a hectic schedule. 2. During the counterculture era, with the charts dominated by artists like Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, the Rolling Stones, and the Doors, Orbison lost mainstream appeal however seemed confident this would return, later saying: "[I] didn't hear a lot I could relate to, so I kind of stood there like a tree where the winds blow and the seasons change, and you're still there and you bloom again. His first wife, Claudette Frady died in a motorcycle accident on June 6, 1966 in Gallatin, Tennessee. [57] Ringo Starr later said, "In Glasgow, we were all backstage listening to the tremendous applause he was getting. He checked in to a hospital there where testing discovered that he had severely obstructed coronary arteries. Rolling Stone placed him at number 37 on its list of the "Greatest Artists of All Time" and number 13 on its list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. GREAT NEWS! ", Bruce Springsteen, 2012 SXSW Keynote Address[127], Rock and roll in the 1950s was defined by a driving backbeat, heavy guitars, and lyrical themes that glorified youthful rebellion. [19] The band ultimately split over disputed writing credits and royalties, but Orbison stayed in Memphis and asked his 16-year-old girlfriend, Claudette Frady, to join him there. The single sold over seven million copies. [45][53], Around November 1988, Orbison confided in Johnny Cash that he was having chest pains. [111], On April 8, 1989, Orbison became the first deceased musician since Elvis Presley to have two albums in the US Top Five at the same time, with Traveling Wilburys Vol. The album won a Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group. Also in 1962, he charted with "The Crowd", "Leah", and "Workin' for the Man", which he wrote about working one summer in the oil fields near Wink. Engineer Bill Porter agreed that Orbison's best work could only be achieved with RCA Victor's A-Team in Nashville. The American singer had bags of hits in the 1960s - including timeless classics like "Oh, Pretty Woman" (1964) - with many reaching the Top 10. Orbison eventually developed an image that did not reflect his personality. [13] He then heard that his schoolmate Pat Boone had signed a record deal, and it further strengthened his resolve to become a professional musician. [10] He was quiet, self-effacing, and remarkably polite and obliging. [123], Although the video for the Traveling Wilburys' "Handle with Care" was filmed with Orbison, the video for "End of the Line" was filmed and released posthumously. [73] Orbison's character was a spy who stole and had to protect and deliver a cache of gold to the Confederate Army during the American Civil War and was supplied with a guitar that turned into a rifle. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. 16 in the UK. It was said that all the Orbison children had poor eyesight growing up. However, they reconciled 10 months later. Although if you grow up in West Texas, there are a lot of ways to be lonely. Claudette travelled to Britain to accompany Roy for the remainder of the tour. based on information from your browser. He had no publicist in the early 1960s, therefore he had little presence in fan magazines, and his single sleeves did not feature his picture. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23769146/roy-dewayne-orbison. The cajun favorite "Jole Blon" was one of the first songs that he sang in public. [140], In 1990, Colin Escott wrote an introduction to Orbison's biography published in a CD box set: "Orbison was the master of compression. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. [154], Orbison often excused his motionless performances by saying that his songs did not allow instrumental sections so he could move or dance on stage, although songs like "Mean Woman Blues" did offer that. Years active. To use this feature, use a newer browser. During the first few songs in a concert, the vibrato in his voice was almost uncontrollable, but afterward, it became stronger and more dependable. Serea . DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James (eds.) In his speech for Orbisons induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, Bruce Springsteen said, Roys ballads were always best when you were alone in the dark.They were scary. [71] On June 6, 1966, when Orbison and Claudette were riding home from Bristol, Tennessee, she struck the door of a pickup truck which had pulled out in front of her on South Water Avenue in Gallatin, Tennessee, and died instantly. His distinctive style flourished as he applied his incredible vocal range to lushly orchestrated three-minute romances filled with yearning and despair. He sang like a professional criminal His voice could jar a corpse, always leave you muttering to yourself something like, "Man, I don't believe it". Roy Orbison's first hit song was "Ooby Dooby" as released by Sun Records in 1956. The Life Summary of Roy DeWayne. He had told Johnny Cash that he was experiencing chest pains. 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