Roy Orbison’s Son Confirms the Reason Behind His Dark Glasses

[@FactsVerse]

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[@suepascoe3053]

I dont care what sort ...or if any glasses Roy wore.....Roy was a beautiful soul whose songs I loved...just a gentle pure soul

[@elizabethwitt2621]

Roy was one of a kind. A talent we wil never see again.Beautiful soul, amazing unique voice. Loved him as a soli artist and big fan of rhe Traveling Willbury's. RIP Legend. ♥️🙏🕊️ 🎸😎

[@robertmontgomery3892]

Roy's vocal range was amazing. What a gift.

[@tiredlawdog]

My son who passed away in 2012 absolutely worshiped Roy. He had gotten to the point that he did a decent impersonation. I'm sure he is hounding Roy up there in Heaven to sing just one more song. RIP Jeffery Lee.

[@californiaman4000]

Sorry for your loss.

[@bradparker9664]

RIP Jeffrey Lee indeed.

[@FactsVerse]

May your son find peace. Thank you so much for sharing his life story! How about you, are you a fan of Roy?

[@tiredlawdog]

@@FactsVerse Very much. I liked him even more once my son started doing his voice over of Roy

[@emiliaescobar7652]

Sorry for your loss, What a great video, gives me the chills, Love/Love R Orbison, amazing man/singer, him, Johny Cash, Elvis Presley, are true MUSIC LEGENDS, I will continue to listen to this music until I take my last breath!

[@ozrob8726]

The Orbisons were _not_ in a car accident as claimed here. Roy and Claudette were actually riding their motorcycles home when Claudette was killed instantly when she collided with a truck that pulled out in front of her.

[@edstevens4439]

Roy Orbison is one of a kind. He wasn't a performer in concerts like Elvis. Never knew of those tragic things that happened to his family. He remains unsurpassed as a singer.

[@caideushex5204]

His song *Crying* is one of my all time favorite songs. RIP sir.

[@julenepegher6999]

What a voice he had like silky velvet. Truly fantastic musician and fellow Wilbury.

[@FactsVerse]

Beautiful words, thank you for your message for Roy. What other types of video would you like to see?

[@cliffdavis5244]

@@FactsVerse how about some videos with Roy, Orbison and friends?!🙏🏼

[@darlenelang3681]

I adored his singing. He was the best. Thanks for this video. It explains a lot about the glasses and the torture he endured losing so much of what he loved.

[@hombredeacero3131]

Crying one of the best songs ever by Mr Orbison his duet with K. D. Lang was awesome

[@FactsVerse]

One of our favorites too, you've got taste! What other types of video would you like to see?

[@LiliWhyte]

That duet is absolutely outstanding. I keep a copy in my Favourites folder on all my devices.

[@robertwalker5521]

"Running Scared"...short song that really told an entire story

[@robertjanicki5906]

I enjoyed all of Roy Orbison's music throughout his career. He had a great personal style and sound that resonated with me.

[@FactsVerse]

Us too but wait, which song do you think is his finest?

[@robertjanicki5906]

@@FactsVerse I can't say I favor any one song as my favorite so I'll give you my four or five top favorites in no particular order. Oh Pretty Woman, Only the Lonely, Candy Man, Dream Baby and Blue Bayou.

[@ccastaneda669]

Correction: You made an error on Roy Orbison's first wife, Claudette Frady Orbison. She did not die in a car accident, she died in a motorcycle accident. The information below is quoted from the article. On "JUNE 6, 1966 - Roy Orbison's first wife, Claudette Frady Orbison (b. Sep. 5, 1941) was killed when a truck pulled out of a side road and collided with the motorbikes that she and Roy were riding on in Gallatin, Tennessee. She died in his arms an hour later, at just 24 years old." She was a mother of two boys. Roy Orbison was a tremendous singer, songwriter, and musician. He had a unique sound that basically transcended decades And resonated with millions. RIP Roy Kelton Orbison, April 23, 1936 - December 6, 1988, age 52.

[@Ariel-T-Friesner]

What a heart-wrenching story of Roy Orbison's wife's death!

[@kerryeastlake8812]

Such a haunting voice

[@elizabethdevries8028]

His losses were massive. 🙏🏻

[@Andrea-kx6dc]

Imaginable.

[@zzt78041]

He left his glasses on the plane when he arrived in Dothan, Alabama and played that night for the first time in his sunglasses out of necessity. That night he met Bobby Goldsboro and John Rainey Atkins who were in his hired backup band and they went on to tour with Roy. I have an original promo poster from that concert hanging in our guitar shop in Dothan. A young Buddy Buie was also there that night.

[@FactsVerse]

Well said, we strongly concur! Thank you for watching our content and for sharing your thoughts. What other types of video would you like to see?

[@chucks6879]

Elvis introduced his father and Roy at a concert saying Roy was the greatest Rock and Roll singer of all time.

[@bradparker9664]

And Elvis was right.

[@FactsVerse]

Fun stuff, thanks for sharing this info about Elvis and Roy! What other types of video would you like to see?

[@marilynwillett804]

LIKE HECK HE WAS ELVIS WAS THE KING @@bradparker9664

[@marilynwillett804]

NO WOMEN EVER SWOONED OVER ROY ORBISON,@@bradparker9664

[@soulsin97]

I thought the comment about Roy Orbison where he wore his trademark sunglasses how it started! I totally enjoyed that moment of how he stuck to his sunglasses up until his passing. Roy Orbison rules this planet!!!😊

[@cindynutt8210]

All this time most thought he was blind. Happy he wasn’t ❤

[@FactsVerse]

Glad to know that you discovered something new about Roy. Which of his songs appealed to you the most?

[@sallykohorst8803]

Nice to hear about his life thanks.

[@jonpicon2582]

He also smoked up to 5 packs of cigarettes a day. How he sang the way he did was incredible

[@lindaschultz7900]

How do you know this?

[@jonpicon2582]

@lindaschultz7900 he was a chain smoker. Watch some of his early interviews or the final recording session videos. Cigarettes and Coca-Cola were always by his side. Even when the host mentioned the series Autopsy the last 24 hours of Roy Orbison it was mentioned how heavy of a smoker he was.

[@Ariel-T-Friesner]

What is your information source? A chain smoker smokes three packs a day.

[@lindaschultz7900]

@@jonpicon2582 Thank you!

[@suryadas6987]

He smoked up to 80 cigarettes a day. A simple Google search reveals all.

[@thisisme3238]

Always wondered why Roy Orbison started wearing sun glasses. Him forgetting his regular glasses made his decision to wear sunglasses the only choice he had (at that time), so he changed his image by doing it... Very interesting information, Facts Verse. 🤔

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[@Modeltnick]

A lot of show people wore dark glasses because of the glaring bright lights alway shining in their faces.

[@FactsVerse]

Well said, we strongly concur! Thank you for watching our content and for sharing your thoughts. What other types of video would you like to see?

[@bttrflygal]

Yes I thought of that and was curious of he had glaucoma as well .many wear dark.glasses to help with that

[@katr8756]

Roy was a trend setter!! The first to wear sunglasses during concerts. And from then on, other singing artist have copied the look.

[@FactsVerse]

Well said, we strongly concur! Thank you for watching our content and for sharing your thoughts. What other types of video would you like to see?

[@jimfisk4474]

Roy has always been one of my favorite singers and was elvis's too

[@FactsVerse]

Glad to know that you're a fan of Roy. In your opinion, what is his finest song?

[@michaelcelani8325]

...​. Well, Ooby Dooby was his first hit. Obscure songs that I like which almost no one has heard was his cover of " Trying to Get to You " where the 2nd voice was done by a Clarinet instead of a singer. !! Saw Roy on his last tour in March 1988, at the Denver Paramount Theatre...❤❤❤.. What a concert. !!! Best concert I ever went to :: including Led Zepplin, Stones or even Bruce at Red 🎸 Rocks. ( Audience applauded right in the middle of a song. ! Never saw that before or since. ) Remember well the article in the Boulder Daily Camera when Roy died on December 6, 1988 . Very ssd for me. He died at his moms ' house in Tennesee. rip...❤

[@nickpage4333]

I read years ago about Roys glasses being left behind What a singer WOW

[@Lance37a]

He was only 52, wow.

[@eivindgjengstjohansen9625]

He had a triple bypass at age 41, and was told to quit smoking, and start eating healthier, 11 year's later he died at age 52 from a heart attack, he had chest pain's some time before he died, Johnny Cash told him to go to the hospital, but he refused and ignored the symptom's

[@matthewmfreeman1235]

Roy Orbison has great music to listen to and there will never be another one like him

[@FactsVerse]

Thank you so much for your beautiful message for Roy. Which of his songs appealed to you the most?

[@cliffdavis5244]

Wow, I never knew about him losing his wife and two boys😢

[@jamesturner1375]

I was in school with Roy Orbisons two sons when they died in the house fire. They were playing with flame and spray deodorant. It makes a torch. Probably still does. It was early in the school year, so I hadn't got to know them personally. Tragic. Great singer.

[@carlawestlund4429]

Thanks for sharing..I knew in the early 70 as my sister was a singer and we payed attention.ya know I think the tragities in his life is way his voice is sooo melodic ❤❤

[@theodorabruin4601]

Hope I'll see him in heaven, along with Tom Petty and George Harrison.

[@bradparker9664]

Now that's my idea of the proverbial Rock and Roll Heaven. The Wilburys remain the gold standard for me for what a supergroup can be.

[@FactsVerse]

Beautiful words, thank you for your message for Roy. In your opinion, what is his finest song?

[@theodorabruin4601]

@@FactsVerse Impossible to answer which song was the best. Each was a story and my life has had so many tales to tell in my 70+ years. Whatever mood or event, one of Roy's songs was there to comfort me.

[@theodorabruin4601]

@@bradparker9664 I agree wholeheartedly! 🎵🥰🎶

[@marilynwillett804]

ELVIS stopped his concert and said Jesus is the only King NO OTHER ENTERTAINER EVER ATTRIBUTED JESUS AS THEIR KING. Elvis often sang gospel well into the night, as his form of praise.

[@rottenanimal619]

I seen a Roy Orbison concert many years ago in Toronto.

[@KB-mu1fh]

He was a wonderful singer and person!

[@FactsVerse]

Beautiful words, thank you for your message for Roy. In your opinion, what is his finest song?

[@Eleina1951]

One mistake here is in regard to the death of Roy's wife Claudette. It was not a car accident. They were riding motorcycles. Claudette was riding marginally ahead of Roy when a car hit her. She as we all know did not survive. Roy was not involved in the accident.

[@sylviacarlson3561]

and to lose her and then his two Sons....my God....beyond sad.

[@Tom-iw3zh]

I thought Roy wore the sun glasses because of some eye problem and the bright lights were affecting his sight or hurting him. I'm glad he wasn't blind nor greatly impaired. He had his own style that is for sure even though he dyed his hair always black like Elvis did.

[@jackdavis5638]

I love watching Autopsy and did see that Orbison episode which stated that he loved chocalate and hardly moved around on stage during his performances.

[@quintonscholz3656]

One cool dude ❤ Roy baby 🎉

[@lindagibson9528]

No I wasn't surprised at all. As a loyal fan I already knew everything in this vedio. I loved his voice and had all his records. Myself, I believed he was 100 times better than Elvis!! Thanks for sharing, I always click on anything thats has to do with Roy! God Bless

[@FactsVerse]

We're very happy to know that you're a fan of Roy! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. Which of his songs appealed to you the most?

[@marilynwillett804]

REMEMBER ELVIS ALSO SANG GOSPEL AND OTHERS. ROY IMITATED ELVIS.

[@rethamoore4282]

Lindagibson, it nice to know you loved Roy but don't fool yourself into thinking he could sing better than Elvis. He could not nor did he have Elvis's talent or good looks. Yes Roy could sing but not Elvis sing. Just had to tell the truth of it. No offense to you or Roy or Roy's family.

[@rethamoore4282]

To all others out in la la land , I always thought Roy was blind and now I'm truly delighted he wasn't!! I'm very sorry to hear about his wife and sons though. I'm sure they are all in Heaven together and making lovely music in the ultimate church choir. ( hope i spelled that right ) I'm to old to remember how to spell these days.

[@robertwalker5521]

​@@rethamoore4282 Surprise : Elvis said Roy was the best singer ever .

[@stevecochran2677]

Roy didn't need sunglasses to be cool !!

[@FactsVerse]

Well said, we strongly concur! Thank you for watching our content and for sharing your thoughts. What other types of video would you like to see?

[@jeanbaker2087]

My eyes are very sensitive to light and it causes some bad headaches. In high light in buildings I wear my sunglasses.

[@FactsVerse]

Interesting, thank you so much for sharing your life story! What other types of video would you like to see?

[@kristinepark214]

Me too❤

[@rigelmoon9030]

An American treasure.

[@benjameson465]

The sunglasses may have added mystique, drawn attention, and added coolness, but there was something very special behind those shades. Very special.

[@dennisluchesi]

RIP Roy Orbison, anything you want, you got it!

[@kattoneycliffe6715]

Fab voice, but he did not lose Claudette in a car accident!

[@eivindgjengstjohansen9625]

He had a triple bypass at age 41, and was told to quit smoking, and start eating healthier, 11 year's later he died at age 52 from a heart attack, he had chest pain's some time before he died, Johnny Cash told him to go to the hospital, but he refused and ignored the symptom's

[@JoLeeR25]

Claudette was killed in a motor cycle accident , It was either she ran in front of a truck or vise versa , she technically died at the scene , Roy was in front of her on his own motor cycle , It was terrible for him Im sure . But it was not a car accident and Roy was not involved in the accident

[@alexroberts9349]

How can you fail to mention the traveling wilburys?

[@philipbuckley759]

cut to the chase....He was known to be quiet, self-effacing, and was also very polite. After leaving his normal thick eyeglasses on an aeroplane in 1963, while on tour with the Beatles, Roy was forced to wear his prescription Wayfarer sunglasses on stage, and found that he actually preferred them.

[@williamoxendine6121]

I don’t think most people cared about his glasses or looks his voice is what made him

[@robertwalker5521]

Elvis was asked who is/was the greatest male singer...greatest voice : Elvis said ROY ORBISON (without any hesitation).

[@clydeellerbee6378]

ANOTHER GREAT!!!!!!

[@JohnnySplattWadd]

What about his wife who was killed in from him they were motorcycling together? It wasn't a car accident.

[@DaveCollison]

Why the hell have you got a picture of Barry Steele, who’s not Roy Orbison, on your thumbnail? These videos you put out have so many mistakes but that is ridiculous.

[@beverlyjones9750]

❤I loved all of his songs God bless his children 🧒 🧒 🧒 i dont care about his issues heck we all have issues ❤😊😊i felt i was the pretty woman he sang about Beverly 😅❤

[@jamesjuke7505]

Roy wore dark prescription glasses due to photophobia.

[@Chiller11]

34 seconds in Jennifer Warnes singing backup during the Black and White Night.

[@endeavor53]

Yes. I was surprised as to how it started, but not totally surprised by some of Roy's eventual reasons. I thought his eyes did look rather peculiar, as did he, so I thought that was the reason he wore them.

[@jackriley7772]

It is awesome Video &, no I am not Surprise, because It's great on him... ❤. Thank you for letting me know what Keep care Fact verse.

[@FactsVerse]

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[@michaelhardin470]

Follow Jesus and submit to God’s word and you’ll see Roy again. Can’t wait.

[@marykrzeszowski4550]

He was the very best

[@robertwalker5521]

Google : What did Elvis say about Roy's voice ..."the most perfect singing voice"

[@FactsVerse]

Fun stuff, thanks for sharing! In your opinion, what is Roy's finest song?

[@joycehosaflook3755]

No I was not surprised about the glasses. I had heard thst many years ago

[@FactsVerse]

Got it, thanks for sharing! What other types of video would you like to see on our channel?

[@Lorenzo1950]

You are showing video of his interviews and not once do you let Roy speak. Why?

[@JoLeeR25]

wow this content left out alot

[@RogerElrod-o3l]

yes

[@FactsVerse]

Thanks for watching! We're glad to know that you love our video. If we may ask, what is your favorite song of Roy?

[@maryannallen3741]

Get your facts straight! Claudette died in a motorcycle accident ! Do your research! And he wore sunglasses because he forgot his real glasses on a plane and used sunglasses for his performance! He decided to make them his signature look

[@chriskinkead9045]

Some. So. Called. Facts. Aren't. Right. Roy. Stayed. Strong. Good. On. Him.

[@StillYHWHs]

I always believed he was blind from day one of his life. That's what we were taught. Media was very good at telling stories. Twisting them. And twenty twenty three we've learned a lot of lies through the media.

[@MustangSally7259]

Wow! Yep I thought he was blind!..Now, I know! You Got It! 😂😂😂❤👍

[@jaybird7534]

Motorcycle crash not car crash.

[@ErnieLeblanc]

5:15

[@jonwhite3776]

Why do you put a post of a orbison impersonation, it don't look like him, also get your facts correct

[@marilynwillett804]

EVEN IN THIS HE JUST WON'T SHOW HIS TINY EYES, WHY BE SO VAIN?

[@emenx.]

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[@lilsheba1]

can we stop calling the ocean a "pond" already, it's NOT a pond ffs.

[@jons7771]

His sons are classic legacy grifters. No need to get real jobs, we can act like Daddy.