Honestly, I love hats. I say it like a confession, but at the end of the day, what isn't to love? They are, perhaps, the most functional of fashion accessories, providing warmth through cold ...

That fear continued as a young adult when he was married to Phoebe Snow, whose song "Poetry Man" was a Top 5 hit in 1975. "I didn't want to embarrass her," said Kearns, who lives in Winston-Salem.