Musician's hats

[bowlerman]

Wasn't this photo also posted a while back? Maybe it's a false deja vu on my end! When the threads get this long it's hard to know what went before.

I'm sure you're right, Z!. I imagine it was probably me. It's possible that I posted this photo in a different thread as well. Sorry for the duplicates!

 

[bowlerman]

I recently discovered Pandora (I know, I know...) and it has brought so much more enrichment to my days. For instance, I discovered this guy this morning:

Blind Boy Fuller, blues artist.

 

[zetwal]

Blind Boy Fuller, blues artist.

Very nice!

 

[hatophile]

Very nice!

Love that high crown.

Another blues hat wearer:

 

[Short Balding Guy]

B'man, I have a bunch of BB Fuller songs in my performing list. The lyrics and music still continue to entertain these nearly 90+years later. Plus he is styling in a hat. I have not worn a hat when my buddy and I play out as I sweat a ton and the hat would become a dish rag. Advise?

Love BBQ.

Eric

 

[bowlerman]

Advice?

Blood, sweat, and tears, is what da blues is all about! Sweat it out, Eric!

 

[DJH]

Advice?

Blood, sweat, and tears, is what da blues is all about! Sweat it out, Eric!

Unashamedly stealing that for my signature, Jeff.

 

[hatophile]

Advice?

Blood, sweat, and tears, is what da blues is all about! Sweat it out, Eric!

Advice? I know you probably don't have one, based on what I've seen Eric, but find yourself a good beater
fedora and wear that while performing--- Let them see you sweat!

 

[T Rick]

Hubert Sumlin (guitarist for Howlin' Wolf for decades). Did a Google for images, hardly a one there of him without a hat (lots of different hats too). I saw him live in a small club just over a year ago I think it was... and just in this search found out he passed away at the age of 80 just under 3 months ago. RIP, thanks for all the great sounds!

B'man, I have a bunch of BB Fuller songs in my performing list. The lyrics and music still continue to entertain these nearly 90+years later. Plus he is styling in a hat. I have not worn a hat when my buddy and I play out as I sweat a ton and the hat would become a dish rag. Advise?

Love BBQ.

Eric

I do have one suggestion. An Akubra Capricorn. I have one, it is surprisingly good looking and comfortable, breathes well, and is I think nearly sweat proof. It is made of polypropylene, and if the pug does get stained (so far I've been able to simply rinse mine on the hat), it could easily be removed, washed and reinstalled. Worth a try for under a hundred bucks I think!

 

[RBH]

The late Pinetop Perkins.

[video=youtube;8SwtO4ZDB1s]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SwtO4ZDB1s[/video]

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

My favorite pic of Bob Wills -- a very unusual one of him wearing something other than his usual ten gallon hat.

 

[T Rick]

The late Pinetop Perkins.

[video=youtube;8SwtO4ZDB1s]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SwtO4ZDB1s[/video]

Priceless Rusty, thanks for sharing that! Pinetop Perkins also appeared with Kenny Wayne Shepherd on the 2007 CD/DVD "Ten Days Out". Worth checking out for those into the blues, lots of other guest appearances (the goal was to include collaborations with several of the greats that were still around).

The late, great Hubert Sumlin also appeared on that compilation, and to keep us OT, here are a few more pics of him, including the cover of his last release (Grammy nomiated), "About Them Shoes".

 

[bowlerman]

Unashamedly stealing that for my signature, Jeff.

feel good about it!

 

[bowlerman]

Awesome last few posts, as well, gentlemen. So inspiring!

Not a hat I would've guessed Bob Wills would wear-- very cool! I had the absolute pleasure of hearing his former mandolin player by chance at some small club in Nashville several years ago. Blew me away. I forget the venue, but it had an unforgettable floor-to-ceiling mural of the Neuschwanstein Castle of the German Alps behind the playing area.

 

[150719541]

Love that high crown.

Another blues hat wearer:

I like the "Jhon Lee Hooker Style" his music and hats are wonderful ¡¡¡¡

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Leon Redbone

[video=youtube;wZqJ5ogLIGk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZqJ5ogLIGk[/video]

 

[Mystic]

Solomon Burke (3/21/40 - 10/10/2010) could be kinda rough on his hats. More of a singer/entertainer than musician.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwSUSW_ATvs&feature=related

Big man rocks a hat on stage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPXC9g6sNg

 

[zetwal]

LR always reminds me of Zappa. A portrait of Frank in the 70s,

 

[alanfgag]

Thanks for reposting that here. It's a great photo that I'm not recalling having seen before.

 

[zetwal]

Thanks for reposting that here. It's a great photo that I'm not recalling having seen before.

No problem. I'm glad that you have now seen and enjoy it ... :yo: