Smooth Voiced TrumpeterThere has never been a better poster child for why not to do drugs than Chet Baker. The man, who once rivaled James Dean in pure handsome/pretty manliness fell hard. Still, the legendary portraits of the once popular crooner and trumpeter show (falsely) the face of an angel, a dream, an ideal.
See this week’s album pick, My Funny Valentine, to hear the amazing voice that accompanies the face.
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Wild ManFearless, crazy, talented, and bold, Dennis Hopper was the face of a new kind of masculinity – wild and free and unconventional and it’s so sad to hear that he’s losing his battle with cancer. Sure, he became the face of retirement savings and the new Republican Party, but before the white hair and suits he was the drug-eyed original Easy Rider, the nitrous oxide madman who made our skin crawl in Blue Velvet.
Below/after the jump are some favorite Hopper moments and looks. Here’s to you Dennis, who will surely achieve his goal:
“Like all artists I want to cheat death a little and contribute something to the next generation.”
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Wizardly WonderNot every studio session musician gains fame, no matter how prolific, but not every studio musician is a fine looking hipster wizard that can sport a top hat with dignity. See below/after the jump for several of Leon Russell‘s finest looks.
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