Guest Blogger: Most Memorable Bearded Singer Songwriters
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The Duke has been known to rock a beard from time to time. More partial to the goatee, soul patch, fu manchu or van dyke – but always with sideburns. In honor of my love of facial hair, here are some bearded singer songwriters, arrange in order of the length of their beards.
Iron & Wine - Naked As We Came Naked As We Came
The Band - Up On Cripple Creek Up On Cripple Creek
Tim Seely - On Film I Play Myself On Film I Play Myself
Ray LaMontagne - Jolene Jolene
Gordon Lightfoot - The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
Cat Stevens - Don’t Be Shy Don’t Be Shy
Peter Elkas - Wall of Fire Wall of Fire
Greg Brown - Eugene Eugene
Kris Kristofferson - Thank You Thank You
I know I missed some. What’s your most memorable bearded singer songwriter? Leave a hullabaloo.
One of my favorites is Patterson Hood. I didn’t know DBT when I first heard Killers & Stars-great record-I really related at the time to all of the melancholy. But when I tried to grow a beard, I looked ridiculous-I thought so, anyway.
August 13th, 2007 at 9:55 pmI’m ashamed to admit it, but I think the only reason I ever bought a Bonnie Prince Billy album was because I was attracted to his beard.
August 15th, 2007 at 2:48 pm