Today we drove to Wink, TX, about 40 miles Northeast of Pecos to visit a one-room museum about this guy... any ideas who he is? This is his entry in the Wink High School yearbook of 1954.
and this picture might give you more than a hint...
If you haven't figured it out, the guy was Roy Orbison, 1936-1988. By the way, Nancy is wearing a real pair of Roy's glasses. Wow, are they thick!
The museum is all about Roy, from his elementary school life forward. He was actually born in Vernon, TX, but his family moved to Wink (a shortened name of Winkler County, where it is located) since his father was an oilfield worker. He was the graphic artist for his yearbook and started a group called the Wink Westerners while in high school with some friends who remained with him after he became famous. They later renamed themselves the Teen Kings and that is the group that first recorded with him on the famous Sun Record label in Memphis, Tn.
The museum is staffed by an alternating group of 5 volunteer women. We called before we left for the museum to make sure someone would be able to open the museum. Barbara was our host, and she gave us a lot of interesting information about Roy and his life. We spent 1-1/2 hours there and then drove home.
We will be doing a late departure tomorrow so that we can spend an hour or so at The West of the Pecos museum before heading to Kerrville.
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