Claim: Robert Lewis Jones, born on October 12, 1925, wore a trademark white sheepskin hat, which he acquired while traveling and performing with Medicine Shows (touring acts that peddled "miracle cure" patent medicines which developed from European mountebank shows and were common in the United States in the nineteenth century) during his late 20s.
Evidence: Robert Lewis Jones (October 12, 1925 – April 2, 1996), known as both Guitar Gabriel and Nyles Jones, was an American blues musician. Gabriel wore a trademark white sheepskin hat, which he acquired while traveling and performing with Medicine Shows during his late 20s. Medicine shows were touring acts (traveling by truck, horse, or wagon teams) that peddled "miracle cure" patent medicines and other products between various entertainments. They developed from European mountebank shows and were common in the United States in the nineteenth century, especially in the Old West (though some continued until World War II).