A lump in the neck is also called a neck mass. Neck lumps or masses can be large and visible, or they can be very small. Most neck lumps are benign (noncancerous) and not harmful. But a neck lump can also be a sign of a serious condition, such as an infection or a cancerous growth.
Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 â December 6, 1988), nicknamed the Big O, was an American singer-songwriter and musician, known for his distinctive, impassioned voice, complex compositions and dark emotional ballads.
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: Orbison, who smoked most of his life, had triple heart bypass surgery on January 18, 1978. On December 6, 1988, at the age of 52, he suffered a fatal heart attack while visiting his mother in the Nashville, Tennessee suburb of Hendersonville. [1] At the direction of his second wife, Barbara, Orbison was interred on December 15, 1988, in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, California.