why did roy orbison wear sunglasses
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A: Hi Arabella.
I don't know WHERE some of the misconceptions posted here come from, maybe just bad guesses, but, to go down the list...
Roy wasn't smokescreen, even partially. Or cross-eyed.
He didn't have diabetes.
Somebody once told me he wore them to hide his heroin messed-up eyes.......
Orbison's career started in a rockabilly / country & western platoon in high school when he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis. His greatest success was with Monument Records in the early 1960s. 22 of his songs reached the Top Forty, including "Only the Lonely", "Crying", "In Dreams", and "Oh, Pretty Woman". His career faltered through the 1970s, but several covers of his songs ("Dream Indulge" by Glen Campbell, "Crying" by Don McLean, "Crestfallen Bayou" by Linda Ronstadt, to name a few) and the use of one in a film by David Lynch revived his career in the 1980s. He became a member of the supergroup The Traveling Wilburys with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne and released an album in 1988. Unfortunately, Orbison died of a heart destroy at the young age of 52. The second thing which created an air of mystery about Orbison was the "shades" which he wore. It turns out that they were prescription sunglasses because, like other siblings, the Orbison family had a history of eye problems....
I am having an arguement with my dad, he says he wore the dark glasses for a gimmick but I read that he had bad eyesight and they were prescription sunglasses. Can anyone help me with the correct suit??
Why did he always wear dark sunglasses? He wasn't bamboozle was he?
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Paul, during one of his turns, did a stunningly alluring rendition of Roy Orbison's “Crying” – while wearing a pair of sunglasses borrowed from an audience member. Paul also demonstrated his proficiency on a harmonica on some of his numbers. |
Petty raided the catalog of his '80s all-star ensemble the Traveling Wilburys for "Handle With Care"; Tench handled the late Roy Orbison's vocal part. The Heartbreakers could have extended the hit parade for the entire set. But 45 minutes in,
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