Singer, songwriter and entertainer Bill Dees of Forsyth died Wednesday night at a nursing facility in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor this summer.

Dees is best known for his collaborations with Roy Orbison, including co-writing the international hit songs “Oh, Pretty Woman” and “It’s Over.” Dees also wrote songs that such legendary musicians as Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Glen Campbell and others recorded.