Are you casual or duded up. Cowboy talk for dressing nicely. "He cleans up well," meaning looks real good when he washes all the cowshit and horse sweat off.

No, I really want to know.

Usually nice business casual (nice oxford/dressy polo shirt and pants)for most nursing home type gigs.

Most dances usually done with a sport coat / tie...

I climb into my tuxedo about 12 times a year for weddings...

No Jeans, T-shirts...ever...

Appearence is part of what I'm selling and they're buying...Be professional in every aspect of your business. Can't go wrong...

Bill

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What should I wear if I sing Steve Earle, Hank Sr Jr III, Merle, Clapton, Beatles, Stones, Jerry Jeff and Leadbelly? Tux just don't seem quite RITE, as my friend Raymond says. Kinda rhymes with cat or riot, depending on how many beers.

Semilive,

If you look professional, sound professional and dress accordingly, then you will be considered as professional and command higher paychecks. Just because you're singing country/western tunes doesn't mean you must look like you just crawled out of a wine bottle--even it that's in the lyrics.

Gary

I think it depends on the type of gig/setting/occasion. My holiday jobs I wear a sport coat and jersey. If I new how to post pics here I would.
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Well said by Gary.

Chico

Heck, I was just kidding. Some of my gigs are like that and I don't seek advice for that. I was just making fun of some of the stuff I play. Dive bars.

OTOH, you'd look like an idiot if you wore something snazzy in there. I guess I could wear something like Porter Waggoner used to wear. Well, no, I couldn't. Those things cost a fortune.

I was asking about you OMB dudes.

For the more formal jobs, I wear a tux. In the summer, it's a white tux jacket with black pants, custom made vest, etc. Winter jobs is the black tux.

For the less formal parties, black slacks, satin shirt with matching tie and gold chain tie-clasp, and a custom-made vest.

The satin finish shirts wth tie and clasp are available from Burlington Coat Factory for about $20 and they really look great.

Gary

Heyhey, you guys be STYLIN'!

What would you wear if you played a bar? Never mind... you wouldn't play a bar.

If I could just invent something to truly take smoke out of the air...

I'd be rich and then I wouldn't have to hustle.

Bill,
I DO play some CW bars from time to time. What works well for me and also Hank is black pants, black vest, your choice of nice looking shirt. You can even wear a hat if you wish. This attire separates you from the customers yet doesn't seem prententious as as tux would in these places.
DonM

Okay,

Usual wear - 501 blues, harness boots, colarless white (sometimes black) cotton long sleeve pullover shirt, black 3-button suit coat, black derby, diamond earing in the left ear.

But then I've never done a wedding ...

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Me. Generally, casual shoes, jeans, dark tee shirts. The same thing I where any other day. I might where a shirt with buttons once in a while. Sometimes I'll where Christian tee shirts. I have a favorite one that says "created to worship", with an acoustic guitar on it.

But Sunday mornings at my church, I play with very plain, black dress shoes, dress pants and usually a casual button down shirt.


Peace
Bob
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For a casual gig (most all my gigs are casual) I wear either a plaid or Hawaiian shirt with Docker pants. For a more formal gig, I'd wear either a plaid or Hawaiian shirt with Docker pants. I'm only comfortable when I'm casual.

Remember the 2 million $ birthday bash Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski gave for his wife ~ a year ago? Entertainment was by Jimmy Buffett, who wore... you guessed it, same thing he always wears. Gotta love it.

What struck me when I started playing down here... now, mind you, I am playing for the younger generation... NOBODY wears a shirt with the shirttail in. It's out. It's either tee-shirts or whatever shirt it is, it is not tucked in. Very casual.

Well, the exception is in the true cowboy bars. Alot of those dudes wear typical cowboy attire. Starched shirts. Starched jeans. George Strait look. I haven't played any of those though.

Now, this is a college town, so, they're pretty laid back and wild and crazy. And hey, I wear blue jeans and tee shirts every day of my life. Or golf shirts. So, no problem. I can clean up well though. Of course, if I were playing a nice restaurant like you guys, that's different. I was just curious WHAT you wear.

Anybody know where to get nice Band Clothes like vests, sparkle shirts, silk design shirts, etc.?

I have a rockabilly hotshot guitarist friend who wears seriouly cool silk shirts (flame designs and whatnot) and they are BOWLING shirts.

yeah when jeff beck(also Clapton)saw US guitaists playing rock and roll with suits they thought what the heck.why can't they play wear more causal,then brit hard rock invation started -since then all US rock-hard rock players look have changed.

Dress so as to look "Classy" at the venue, unless there really are points to be scored for fitting into the scene. Generally you have to be at least as smart as the punters, prefeably a little more so. You want to make it clear that you are present as a professional entertainer. Don't go too far however, as this can be counterproductive (look at him, all dressed up....)

Speaking personally, I dress up a bit even for private family do's. Indeed, my (musical) partner and I are regularly told that we "scrub up well". I find if I haven't dressed for the occasion, I cannot perform at my best - it just doesn't feel the same.

Burlington Coat Factory has some great satin look shirts with matching ties and gold clasps for $19. They also had a huge selection of vests as well.

Gary

What about silk panties?


...just kidding. Things were getting a little slow around here.