The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Class of 1987 No. 10

 Roy Orbison

Inducted by Bruce Springsteen

(Wikipedia)

Roy Orbison's background is extensive and would be exhausting to write here, so refer to Wikipedia for a full reading (career, legacy, discography).

Point of interest - Roy wore sunglasses when performing to help ease his stage fright.  A second point of interest - Bono wears sunglasses to protect his eyes from severe glaucoma.  As for Andy Taylor, I am not sure why he wore sunglasses.

- Noteworthy Mentions -

Grammy Awards 

- Best Country Performance Duo or Group (1980)

- Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording (1986)*

*Interviews with Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sam Phillips, Rick Nelson, and Chips Moman

- Best Country Vocal Collaboration(1988)

- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (1989)

- Best Pop Vocal  Performance, Male (1990)

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1998)

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1987)

Songwriters Hall of Fame (1989)

Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (2010)

America's Pop Music Hall of Fame (2014)

Memphis Music Hall of Fame (2017)

Where Roy Orbison's background is at length, his noteworthy honors sum up an impressive history.