Some people are just effortlessly cool.
Johnny Cash.
They exude the personality and heart to defiantly be exactly who they are without apology or excuse, and they live life on their own terms. Artistically it makes for a fascinating and combustible combination, but the people who love them do so because of their authentic grit and determination to stay true to themselves.
Add Charley Overbey to the collection of those who stand by their artistic visions, noble beliefs, and relentless quest to be unique and authentic in a world obsessed with making us all the same. Overbey easily earns this Dazzler of the Day honor for his body of musical work – he’s been performing since the 90’s, melding blues and country with some honky-tonk and punk into a genre all his own. His latest album ‘In Good Company’ has received raves (and is currently on repeat in my car because it’s the greatest driving music). Opening with the driving ‘Punk Rock Spy’ in which Overbey lays out his hard-won wisdom and acceptance of his winding lot in life, it sets the scene for a revelatory musical journey that finds the artist reckoning with all that has come before, and all that’s yet to arrive.
Of equal interest to those with a discerning fashion eye, Overbey is a designer of some magnificent hats over at Lone Hawk Hats – a self-taught milliner who crafts custom hats using vintage shells and environmentally-safe materials. They are true works of art – one-of-a-kind pieces from a time when quality and care came before quantity and mass-consumption. It aligns perfectly with Charlie’s vision of life – fashion and music going hand-in-hand in the search for authentic meaning and expression. (My friend Josie already has two of his hats, and she might just convince me to finally indulge in that teal green hat I’ve been seeking for the past decade.)
Check out his main website here and then head over to see his enthralling creations at Lone Hawk Hats.
