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Prescription Sunglasses
Prescription Sunglasses
Prescription Sunglasses

Prescription Sunglasses

Artist (American, 1936 - 1988)
Decade
  • 1960s
ClassificationsCAY - Clothing - Accessory
Location HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO ATLANTIC CITY
DescriptionRoy Orbison’s glasses were as much a part of his persona as his voice, and he accidentally developed that image while on a U.K. tour with the Beatles in 1963. After deplaning he realized that he left his regular glasses on a plane so he wore the dark sunglasses and received such a positive response he kept wearing them.
About the Artist
Roy Orbison
American, 1936 - 1988
Birthplace: Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States of America
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