On February 2nd, 1959, Waylon Jennings gave up his seat on an airplane to The Big Bopper, and guitarist Tommy Allsup lost a coin flip to Ritchie Valens for the two remaining seats on Buddy Holly’s chartered plane — which would crash hours later.

This quality embroidered hat features Chance Records and Chicago, Illinois. Chance Records was a Chicago-based blues label that captured the raw, postwar electric blues sound coming out of the city in the 1950s. It’s closely associated with influential Chicago blues artists and represents a pivotal moment when the blues moved from Southern roots to an urban, electrified edge.