Roy Orbison

Many people assumed Roy was going blind, but he was anything but. His trademark dark glasses he began wearing in 1963, just before a British tour with The Beatles. It happened by accident: when he misplaced his regular glasses, he wore the dark ones, which became his trademark.

Roy died of heart failure at his mother's house in Hendersonville, Tennessee on December 6, 1988. He was visiting family for the holidays while on break from the road.

He was a huge influence on many artists, including John Lennon, Mick Jagger, and Tom Petty.