The Jersey
One of the most recognizable traditions of the Midnight Ramblers is their unique performance garb, which consists of jeans, a t-shirt (occasionally matching, though this is not the case at most shows), and a grey baseball jersey featuring the word “Ramblers” on the front and the singer’s name and number on the back. In most cases, the singer’s last name is used, but certain members of the group have featured nicknames instead.
The jerseys are also regularly integrated into the Ramblers performances, being removed and repurposed as pants, blindfolds, turbans, or, when twisted up and used like a whip, weapons. Wearing the jerseys in public has occasionally caused the Ramblers to be mistaken for members of a baseball team, rather than a vocal ensemble. Critics of the jerseys have pointed out their similarity to those worn by the LA Dodgers.
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—Howard Dietz (1896–1983)
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—For the State of New Jersey, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)