Travis Denning is rarely without his trusty Bass Pro Shops hat, especially on stage. He first discovered the comfy, classic fit of the ballcap when a friend left one at his house, and he hasn’t been without at least one ever since.
“I think when I was about 18 or 19-years-old, a friend of mine actually left a Bass Pro Shops hat at my house. I wore it for a little bit. I just loved it. Mainly, it fit my head pretty well. I have a goofy-shaped head, thanks to my folks, but it fit well, and I thought it was just so timeless looking and very cool and nobody else was really wearing ‘em at the time. So, I just wore it all the time on stage,” says Travis. “2015 at CMA Fest, I had a kid come up and he had a Bass Pro Shops hat he bought and wanted me to sign, and that was when I thought, ‘Oh, maybe this is like a thing.’ I haven’t stopped wearing ‘em since.”
The Georgia native, who is climbing the country charts with his latest song “After a Few,” will headline the Bass Pro Shops Night Race pre-race concert August 17th at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Audio / Travis Denning explains why he wears Bass Pro Shops hats on stage.
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“I think when I was about 18 or 19-years-old, a friend of mine actually left a Bass Pro Shops hat at my house. I wore it for a little bit. I just loved it. Mainly, it fit my head pretty well. I have a goofy-shaped head, thanks to my folks, but it fit well, and I thought it was just so timeless looking and very cool and nobody else was really wearing ‘em at the time. So, I just wore it all the time on stage. I grew up with a Bass Pro Shops in Macon, Georgia, 20 minutes away. It was cool to go back then, and it’s still cool to go. I mean, it was such a fun place. You could get lost in it for hours, and I still shop there all the time. 2015 at CMA Fest, I had a kid come up and he had a Bass Pro Shops hat he bought and wanted me to sign, and that was when I thought, ‘Oh, maybe this is like a thing.’ I haven’t stopped wearing ‘em since.”
