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For a while now, I have noticed musicians pro and amatuer alike are wearing fedoras. Whats the deal? I have noticed it for a couple years now, and its getting more and more popular. Especially the Americana, folky, types.

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True, thats why I changed my playing style and genre. I used to be a hard rocker, long hair, but Im not bald, but it has thinned out alot, so I keep it real short now. Been there, done that. Time to move on. I like the look of the fedoras, but I was just curious.

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IMX musicians who feel the the need to look like musicians are generally less talented. Same with any kind of artist who follows his/her crowd when it comes to clothing and places to go/be seen, lingo etc etc. It's a sign of a person who feels inadequate, looking for approval from their herd. Quite natural behaviour.

 

Please note my use of the word "generally" before taking offence to this post!

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I still have the long hair, though at 50+ it has thinned a lot, still no bald spots or dreaded comb overs. So that has nothing to do with my recent (last 2-3 years) passion for Fedoras (or hats in general).

 

Started with one or two, I now have dozens of hats. A lot of vintage Fedoras, mostly from the 1950s, some older, some newer (and some brand new as well). Also have several flat caps (8 panel, or "News Boys") which are all new (though retro inspired) and a couple of Berets.

 

Bottom line, there has been a resurgence in hats in the last decade (decades ago, most men simply didn't leave the house without one). They are cool, a definite style statement, and also good protection from the Sun (skin cancer is a genuine threat that they can help protect from). And they simply look good (and at this point in time, still "different" than the masses).

 

Not to pull anyone away from here, but a great resource for "all things hat" to gain a little or a lot of knowledge on the subject is The Fedora Lounge. Check the hat section, mind your manners, and you'll have a pleasant experience.

 

BTW, I've seen several threads there on musician's hats, hat's have been a part of music continually even when most men stopped wearing them decades ago. Musician's always know cool. [thumbup]

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IMX musicians who feel the the need to look like musicians are generally less talented. Same with any kind of artist who follows his/her crowd when it comes to clothing and places to go/be seen, lingo etc etc. It's a sign of a person who feels inadequate, looking for approval from their herd. Quite natural behaviour.

 

Please note my use of the word "generally" before taking offence to this post!

While I take no offense at all to your post, (and I agree that posers are a negative), I do wish to point out that while I seriously doubt any of them are or were the type to "feel the need to look like musicians", a huge number of the greats have worn hats prominently (some even predominantly).

 

I cite examples such as Stevie Ray Vaughan (nearly always), often Bob Dylan, Robert Johnson, Dr. John, Blind Willie McTell, Muddy Waters (sometimes), Keith Richards, Slash, Kid Rock, Son House (sometimes), Hubert Sumlin, Duke Robillard and on and on... the list is practically endless.

 

Your point isn't lost on me, but just because a person wears a hat, I don't think you can state that it is any real indication of their talent (or lack thereof). I wear mine because I like them. The fact that I'm no great musician is inconsequential and completely unrelated (I wear hats pretty much any time I leave the house for a non work related purpose).

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While I take no offense at all to your post, (and I agree that posers are a negative), I do wish to point out that while I seriously doubt any of them are or were the type to "feel the need to look like musicians", a huge number of the greats have worn hats prominently (some even predominantly).

 

I cite examples such as Stevie Ray Vaughan (nearly always), often Bob Dylan, Robert Johnson, Dr. John, Blind Willie McTell, Muddy Waters (sometimes), Keith Richards, Slash, Kid Rock, Son House (sometimes), Hubert Sumlin, Duke Robillard and on and on... the list is practically endless.

 

Your point isn't lost on me, but just because a person wears a hat, I don't think you can state that it is any real indication of their talent (or lack thereof). I wear mine because I like them. The fact that I'm no great musician is inconsequential and completely unrelated (I wear hats pretty much any time I leave the house for a non work related purpose).

 

Absolutely, apart from the first sentence of the third paragraph I think you understood me perfectly. I didn't mean that anyone wearing a hat is talentless. I think you got that given the rest of your post. I think a fedora is stylish and I would quite like one but I probably wouldn't wear it if I was playing out just to avoid looking like every other wannabe in ever club in the country.

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Well... I wear a hat and I'm in hat country.

 

After having ears frozen, they are pretty sensitive to the sun, too, and skin cancer is not a really good idea to encourage.

 

Gotta admit that when I sailed I wore something other than a 4-inch brim, cattleman's crown felt hat, though.

 

But... Yeah, when I've traveled I usually left the hat at home and even owned shoes.

 

Most of the time, regardless what I'm playing, I have the hat on when I'm on stage. If it's just, "hey, would you take my guitar and," the hat's already there

 

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Nothing to do with anything other than style I think.

 

Styles come and go, some come back decades later. The fedora is making a comeback.

Same as the nerdy thick framed glasses of the 50s ,, see variations on those everywhere these days.

 

Nothing more than fashion trends.

 

That's why I don't bother keeping up,, eventually,, I will be back in style.

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Are you talking about the PA speaker fit into the TV/audio cabinet?

 

It's in front of the guitar, must be a speaker on a stand, with a cup holder on the post or something..two gray handles on either side of the speaker maybe?

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For a while now, I have noticed musicians pro and amatuer alike are wearing fedoras. Whats the deal? I have noticed it for a couple years now, and its getting more and more popular. Especially the Americana, folky, types.

Hats have been pop icons for centuries... where you been?

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