roy jr., and alex. for now, roy's career takes a back seat to family life. he encourage you guys to play? >> he didn't push us, he just left guitars around the house. >> had you always dreamt of playing with your dadsome >> always, yeah. >> as the '80s unfold, the entertainment world rediscovers roy orbison. linda ronstat covers a song. then in 1986, director david lynch chooses roy's song for his movie "blue velvet." >> david lynch loved his music. >> roy orbison is making a comeback. he's inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame with none other than the boss bruce springstein doing the honors. then he's introduced to john petty. they start jamming at each other's houses. >> out of that was born the traveling willburies. >> their first record is released in october of 1988 and "mystery girl" is slated to be released in february. it's a milestone roy never reaches. on december 6th, 1988, he dies of a massive heart attack while visiting his parent's home in nashville. he's 52 years old. >> i was so crushed as a 12-year-old kid. there was such a loss. ther

go on to have two boys, roy jr., and alex. for now roy's career takes a backseat, to family life. >> did he encourage you to play? >>ly did not push us, he just left guitars around the house for us to find. jamie: had you always dreamt of playing with your dad. >> always, yes. jamie: as 1980s unfold, entertainment world reguess covered roy orbison. linda ronstadt, covers blue by bayou and van halen "pretty woman," they become hits. and his song in dreams for his film blue velvet. >> david lynch loved hreudz his music. jamie: roy orbison is making a comeback, inducted to rock 'n roll hall of fame by none other than the boss, and while roy works on recording a new album called mystery girl, producer jif lynn introduced him to tom petty, the three with old friends bob dylan and george harrison start jamming each other's houses. >> out was that was the traveling wilburys. jamie: that was released in 1988. and mystery girl to be released in february, a milestone roy never reachs on december 6, 1988 he dies of a massive heart attack

jr., nbc bay area news. >> wow amazing story. just that one picture. >>> coming up concussions just don't affect football players. baseball players, too. a new study focuses on hitters. "ride away" (by roy orbison begins to play) ♪ i ride the highway... ♪ ♪ i'm going my way... ♪ ♪i leave a story untold... ♪ he just keeps sending more pictures... if you're a free-range chicken you roam free. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance you switch to geico. it's what you do. ♪ two wheels a turnin'... ♪ >>> can you teach perseverance and grit? more and more educators think that the answer actually may be yes, including the founder of the kahn academy, one of the most popular learning website in the world. >> the academy has a new math competition for bay area schools. jessica aguirre shows us. >> reporter: the students that i'm about to announce these are top 20 out of 50,000 students in the bay area. >> reporter: this rally at a public school in east palo alto gives new meaning to the old phrase getting an a for effort. >> first place, miriam ahole. >> when they called my name my heart dropped. >> jay lin brian smith. >> i felt like screaming. i was so pr

ralph bunch, a fellow randolph, president of the quarter's union, roy wilkins , james farmer, john lewis, dr. martin luther king jrers continue to stream onto dexter avenue, one half mile away. turning off montgomery street. that trip from st. jude's to the capital primarily traveled to the heart of the negro district of montgomery. alabama conservation workers at the lower level of the steps here, a number of spectators above them, many of whom work inside the state capitol building. still no move by the leaders to reach the speaker's platform. the marchers continue to stream in. the platform actually is a truck trailer with public address systems mounted atop it. and on the platform proper there are 17 chairs. the helicopters seem to be pulling into the distance a bit more at this particular time as the crowd moves in. inside the capital, of course, is alabama governor george c wallace. he is located about 100 yards away from the area which the speakers will occupy. there is a good chance that this delegation moves forward to the capital door with a petition. governor wallace will accept this petition. he will b

roy wrksz ilkins, executive secretary for the national association of the advancement of colored people, james foreman, chairman of corps. dr. martin luther king, jr. consultation in front of the speaker's platform as the marchers continue to stream onto dexter avenue one-half mile away turning off montgomery street. the trip from st. jude's to the capitol here this morning primarily traveled through the heart of the negro district of montgomery and then into downtown proper. alabama conservation workers. and a number of spectators above them, many of them who work inside the state capitol building. still no move by the leaders to reach that speaker's platform. but the marcher's continue to stream in. he's looking away from the area in which the speakers will occupy. there's a good chance that an all-alabama delegation moves forward with the petition. but governor wallace will accept this petition and tell people that he'll be happy to discuss the issues with them at any time after this demonstration. he has long since been on public record saying his door is always open to alabama residents. anyone in the state of alabama. >> this program was sch