He was 91 years old.
The news was posted on Facebook by Melson’s son-in-law, who introduced the announcement.
View this post on InstagramBest known for his legendary songwriting partnership with Roy Orbison, Melson wrote more than 120 songs, including iconic hits “Only the Lonely,” “Crying,” and “Blue Bayou.” No stranger to the song charts, “Only the Lonely” hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and launched Orbison into superstardom. In addition, “Running Scared,” co-written by Melson, marked the dream team’s first No. 1 hit.
A BMI Award winner, Melson enjoyed the peak of his career from 1959 to 1963. During that period, several of his best-known songs—including “Only the Lonely” and “Crying”—were released, and later recognized among Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, as well as inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
“This tremendous man has left the same tremendous hole with Raindrops, Raining in our Hearts,” the post continued. “Thank you all for your kindness to Joe throughout his over 75-year career. He was still writing up until Father’s Day this year. What a passion for his craft.”
The statement read in full:
“Joe heard something in Roy—a voice built for heartbreak, for the operatic, for songs that didn’t just tell a story but ached,” the post continued. “What followed was one of the great songwriting partnerships in American music.
“We send our love to Joe’s family, and our deepest gratitude for a partnership that gave the world ‘the Roy Orbison sound,’” the post concluded. “Rest easy, Joe. Thank you for hearing it first.”
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