Vernon, Texas: Roy Orbison's Big Tinted Glasses
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Roy Orbison's hometown honors the singer with a replica pair of thick dark-tinted, corrective glasses which he wore all the time, and a striking mural.
- Address:
- 1506 Main St., Vernon, TX
- Directions:
- North side of downtown, on the west side of US-183/Main St., at its intersection with Olive St. The mural faces north.
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Roy Orbison's hometown honors the singer with a large pair of sunglasses and a magnificent mural.
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Orbison was so identified with his sunglasses that some fans thought that he was blind. He wasn't, but he needed corrective lenses since childhood for a severe vision problem.