Provided to YouTube by Legacy Recordings Twenty-Two Days · Roy Orbison Sings Lonely and Blue ℗ Originally released 1960. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment Released on: 1960-01-01 Composer, Lyricist: Gene Pitney Background Vocal: Joe Melson Background Vocal: Anita Kerr Singers Guitar: Harold Bradley Guitar: Walter L. Garland Guitar: Grady Martin Steel Guitar: Jerry Byrd Drums: Murray M. "Buddy" Harman Jr. Violin: Lillian Vann Hunt Violin: Solie Isaac Fott Violin: Wilda Tinsley Violin: Alline Fentress Violin: Brenton Banks Violin: George Binkley Violin: Jane Norris Violin: Vernal Richardson Bass: Bob Moore Viola: Howard R. Carpenter Saxophone: Boots Randolph Producer: Fred Foster Auto-generated by YouTube.