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A Brief History of the Male Pinky Ring In Music
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo Originally used to stamp initials or a family crest onto sealing wax (hence the pinky placement, for easy use), the men’s signet ring has since become a simultaneous symbol of flash and gentlemanly elegance — and embraced by musicians past and present.
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Frank Sinatra
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Elvis Presley
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James Brown
Image Credit: Julian Wasser/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images While the Godfather of Soul was known for having a lot of flash onstage, an oversize gold pinky ring was often the only piece of jewelry that Brown wore while performing in a variety of colorful suits.
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Rick Ross
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DJ Khaled
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo The rapper-producer took a literal approach for the album cover art to his 2012 album Kiss the Ring, sporting what is actually a gigantic diamond and citrine women’s cocktail ring.
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Bruno Mars
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