1 9 6 4 . ▁He ▁later ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁res urg ence ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁with ▁chart ▁success ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Tra vel ing ▁Wil bur ys ▁and ▁with ▁his ▁Myst ery ▁Girl ▁album ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁hit ▁single ▁" You ▁Got ▁It ". ▁At ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁his ▁popular ity , ▁ 2 2 ▁of ▁Or b ison ' s ▁songs ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁Top ▁ 4 0 ▁chart , ▁and ▁six ▁pe aked ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁five , ▁including ▁two ▁number ▁one ▁hits . ▁In ▁the ▁UK , ▁Or b ison ▁scored ▁ten ▁top - 1 0 ▁hits ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁including ▁three ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁singles . ▁ ▁Born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Texas , ▁Or b ison ▁got ▁his ▁start ▁in ▁a ▁rock abil ly ▁band ▁in ▁high ▁school . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁official ▁Roy ▁Or b ison ▁disc ography ▁by ▁Marcel ▁R ies co , ▁Or b ison ' s ▁first ▁release ▁was ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁on ▁the ▁Je - Wel ▁label . ▁He ▁broke ▁into ▁professional ▁music ▁under ▁Sam ▁Phill ips ▁at ▁Sun ▁Records ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁but ▁found ▁only ▁marg inal ▁success ▁there . ▁After ▁a ▁couple ▁years ▁writing ▁for ▁other ▁mus icians ▁( including ▁" Cla ud ette " ▁recorded ▁by ▁The ▁Ever ly ▁Brothers ), ▁Or b ison ▁recorded ▁several ▁songs ▁at ▁Monument