Musician's hats

[hatophile]

Tortured, shot & killed in a home invasion robbery by someone he had previously helped out. If I remember correctly 2-3 others were shot as well, don't remember if others died.

2 others died, 3 wounded. Reggae indeed lost some major musicians in Marley and Tosh.

 

[moontheloon]

Don Was

 

[hatophile]

Mose Allison, another great musician gone to that great music hall in the sky.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Don Was

I think I have that same hat band in my parts box.

 

[safetyfast]

Saw them last week. Wish I'd been a bit closer for photos.


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[Michael R.]

Leon Russell ~ 4/2/1942 - 11/13/2016

Tight Rope . I just saw . RIP

 

[BobHufford]

Lady Gaga.

 

[Redfokker]

Lady Gaga.

Interesting err...um...erm... bashing?

 

[Bigger Don]

 

[Frunobulax]

Took this one myself a couple years ago at an Ohio Players show.


Sent directly from my mind to yours.

 

[RJR]

Interesting err...um...erm... bashing?

 

[Bigger Don]

Took this one myself a couple years ago at an Ohio Players show.


Sent directly from my mind to yours.

Jan 1, 1973. Waited for Ohio Players to get on board early morning flight to Denver. Hungover? Yes, I was!

 

[JazzHat]

Jan 1, 1973. Waited for Ohio Players to get on board early morning flight to Denver. Hungover? Yes, I was!

Great pics Bigger Don & Frunobulax. . . love the Bootsy!
Interesting aside: yesterday I watched "Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child" on Netflix. . . Did not know until the movie started that Bootsy Collins played the voice of Jimi. Great movie told in Jimis own words (compiled from his personal artifacts - letters home to Dad, interviews, etc.) Bootsy did an awesome job of capturing Jimis soft spoken demeanor. Highly recommend the film. . . 10 Fedora rating for the film and thanks for putting Bootsy up here!

Oh yeah. . . long time lurker but had to jump in on the Bootsy thing!

 

[Redfokker]

Great pics Bigger Don & Frunobulax. . . love the Bootsy!
Interesting aside: yesterday I watched "Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child" on Netflix. . . Did not know until the movie started that Bootsy Collins played the voice of Jimi. Great movie told in Jimis own words (compiled from his personal artifacts - letters home to Dad, interviews, etc.) Bootsy did an awesome job of capturing Jimis soft spoken demeanor. Highly recommend the film. . . 10 Fedora rating for the film and thanks for putting Bootsy up here!

Oh yeah. . . long time lurker but had to jump in on the Bootsy thing!

Don't be shy, let the Fedora Force flow through you...

 

[Michael R.]

Welcome to The Lounge @JazzHat ! Good Post .

 

[RJR]

Great pics Bigger Don & Frunobulax. . . love the Bootsy!
Interesting aside: yesterday I watched "Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child" on Netflix. . . Did not know until the movie started that Bootsy Collins played the voice of Jimi. Great movie told in Jimis own words (compiled from his personal artifacts - letters home to Dad, interviews, etc.) Bootsy did an awesome job of capturing Jimis soft spoken demeanor. Highly recommend the film. . . 10 Fedora rating for the film and thanks for putting Bootsy up here!

Oh yeah. . . long time lurker but had to jump in on the Bootsy thing!

Welcome.

 

[Bigger Don]

Great pics Bigger Don & Frunobulax. . . love the Bootsy!
Interesting aside: yesterday I watched "Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child" on Netflix. . . Did not know until the movie started that Bootsy Collins played the voice of Jimi. Great movie told in Jimis own words (compiled from his personal artifacts - letters home to Dad, interviews, etc.) Bootsy did an awesome job of capturing Jimis soft spoken demeanor. Highly recommend the film. . . 10 Fedora rating for the film and thanks for putting Bootsy up here!

Oh yeah. . . long time lurker but had to jump in on the Bootsy thing!

I'll have to look it up. Didn't know Bootsy voiced Jimi's words.

Jim (aka @Frunobulax ) and I are in the Who Got the Funk Corridor, aka I-75 Cincinnati-to-Dayton. James Brown recorded in Cincinnati, but since your location is "Ohio", you may have known that.

Since you're @JazzHat in Ohio I got to wondering if you're familiar with the man I was originally hoping to find in a hat, Jimmy McGary.

 

[JazzHat]

I'll have to look it up. Didn't know Bootsy voiced Jimi's words.

Jim (aka @Frunobulax ) and I are in the Who Got the Funk Corridor, aka I-75 Cincinnati-to-Dayton. James Brown recorded in Cincinnati, but since your location is "Ohio", you may have known that.

Since you're @JazzHat in Ohio I got to wondering if you're familiar with the man I was originally hoping to find in a hat, Jimmy McGary.

Yeah, Jimmy McGary (passed 1990 ish?), "Father Jazz" made a huge name for himself & Cinci. Here's a really nice write-up about Jimmy from a local Cincy blog (april 2013):
http://www.gaslightproperty.com/new-jimmy-mcgary-cd/

His son Sean McGary runs a music school in town (The Music Salon?) & is mentioned in the above blog as a source to buy the recent re-release of his Dad's CD "Live at the Sungarden". Never saw Jimmy play, never met his son. . . but I think I'll call him today (number's in the blog) and order his Dad's CD. . . support the arts, right?

 

[JazzHat]

BTW, back to the orig post topic ~ Bootsys current keyboard player Rashon Murph is also from Cinci. He just moved to Atlanta this year to be "closer to the action" where he's also starting a side project - Blue Herron Entertainment (production co.) RaMu (Rashon) is writing audition tracks right now for a big hush-hush project (it's tied to a major national celebrity. . .nobody is supposed to be talking about it yet). If the project flies it will be "next step" toward A-list status for RaMu. (that is sooo cool!)

I've never seen Ramu wear a hat though. . .

 

[Bigger Don]

Yeah, Jimmy McGary (passed 1990 ish?), "Father Jazz" made a huge name for himself & Cinci. Here's a really nice write-up about Jimmy from a local Cincy blog (april 2013):
http://www.gaslightproperty.com/new-jimmy-mcgary-cd/

His son Sean McGary runs a music school in town (The Music Salon?) & is mentioned in the above blog as a source to buy the recent re-release of his Dad's CD "Live at the Sungarden". Never saw Jimmy play, never met his son. . . but I think I'll call him today (number's in the blog) and order his Dad's CD. . . support the arts, right?

I was unfortunate to have a bartending gig down on 2nd St, working for the Schillings (of Beverly Hills Supper Club inferno infamy), back around 1981. The good thing was Jimmy McGary played Friday happy hour.

A year or so later we lived in the same Mt Adams building as the owner of Cory's (who drove a huge finned, faded blue convertible De Ville we called "The Jazz Mobile>). Corey's is where Jimmy and his trio/quartet played quite frequently. Magic Nights for a late twenties college student and his wife!