Musician's hats

[Hurricane Jack]

Albert King

 

[Frunobulax]

Albert King

Out of curiosity, I did a search on Mr. King's guitar. This undated article has the above instrument, along with his original Flying V and another one, in the hands of Steven Seagal.

https://www.vintageguitar.com/3813/albert-kings-flying-vs/

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Out of curiosity, I did a search on Mr. King's guitar. This undated article has the above instrument, along with his original Flying V and another one, in the hands of Steven Seagal.

https://www.vintageguitar.com/3813/albert-kings-flying-vs/

"This article originally appeared in VG‘s June 2009 issue. All copyrights are by the author and Vintage Guitar magazine."

Here is the quote from that article that cracks me up:

"Steven Seagal, Mojo Priest"

 

[Frunobulax]

"This article originally appeared in VG‘s June 2009 issue. All copyrights are by the author and Vintage Guitar magazine."

Thanks. I scrolled all the way down (didn't read the whole thing), and clean missed that. I assume he still has them.

Here is the quote from that article that cracks me up:

"Steven Seagal, Mojo Priest"

He seems to be a man who takes himself to seriously.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

He seems to be a man who takes himself to seriously.

In all fairness that was the name given to his 2nd album I believe, but I'm sure he was hoping that it was a name that would stick with him. I had heard recently that he had decided to give up the band but I have seen no published confirmation if that is true or not.

 

[safetyfast]

Rick Danko

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[moontheloon]

Rick Danko

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and Levons hat in the background on his old Frankenstein Ludwig kit

 

[tropicalbob]

I was just watching "The Last Waltz" the other night and was pleasantly surprised by all the great hats being sported.

 

[Frunobulax]

and Levons hat in the background on his old Frankenstein Ludwig kit

Dog's got a nice hat, too. Or is that Richard Manuel?


Sent directly from my mind to yours.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

A good look for Willie, from 16-17 yrs ago. I love this hat!

 

[TheDane]

I don't remember, if we've ever discussed Louis Armstrong's hats or hat-style. Anyway, I noticed a funny thing in this video from 1956, where he sings "High Society":

First I thought, "Wow, some wild brim-curl right there!". Then I noticed the bow in the wrong side, and my curiousness was awakened. He was actually wearing the hat reversed - front to back. I then did a Google-search, but it seems, he was never a frequent hat wearer. Nevertheless I found this auction for a stingy felt Dobbs, he supposedly wore at his last performance at The Waldorf-Astoria in 71. It had obviously been worn in the same fashion.

Maybe the turned-around style was not just a coincidence ... maybe it was his style(?) Interesting, anyway you put it!

In case the vid and/or the auction is removed sometime in the future, here's a couple of pics, showing both the straw from the vid and the felt-fedora from the auction:

I also found this image from a fitting with hatter, Sam Taft, where the hat is put on the "right" way. Wonder what he did to it, when back on the street

 

[moontheloon]

Ole where you been man ?

please ... seriously

 

[TheDane]

Ole where you been man ?

please ... seriously

In Copenhagen Just been busy with other things for a while. No need for worries, but I appreciate your concern, my friend

 

[Siggmund]

Louis looks pretty baked to me.

 

[TheDane]

I'm sure he got stung by a cannabee just before that last pic with the hatter. I read an interview somewhere, where he stated, he had never set foot on a stage without smoking weed first. You sure couldn't hear it though. Always sharp and tight as a fiddle-string!

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Lucio Dalla, Italian songwriter and singer (1943 - 2012)

 

[tropicalbob]

I'm sure he got stung by a cannabee just before that last pic with the hatter. I read an interview somewhere, where he stated, he had never set foot on a stage without smoking weed first. You sure couldn't hear it though. Always sharp and tight as a fiddle-string!

One of Art Blakey's musicians once told me that Louis had the worst weed in the music business. He said it was "cheap New Awlin's s***, practically legal."

 

[hatophile]

I was just watching "The Last Waltz" the other night and was pleasantly surprised by all the great hats being sported.

What a great movie, I gotta pull that one out again soon.

 

[hatophile]

 

[RBH]

The new video by Rodney Crowell.

He is wearing a Buckaroo Hatters hat, made for him, that he picked up when we were in Nashville for the premier of I Saw The Light.