Blake Shelton's Early '00s Mullet Was Iconic and He Should Bring it Back

Blake Shelton debuted on the country music scene in 2001 with his heartwarming song "Austin" and his long curly locks. From the beginning of his career, he made a statement with his mullet partly covered by a cowboy hat, and although he finally cut it in 2007, his hairstyle has lived on in the minds -- and jokes -- of country fans and artists. Lucky for fans of the Shelton mullet, the singer has revived it a couple of times. Here's a look back at the history of Shelton's most iconic look.

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Fans can go back to any music video of Shelton's from the early 2000s -- such "The Baby," "Some Beach" and more -- to see his mane in its full glory. It's unclear exactly when the hairdo came into play, but photos from his youth -- especially from his teen years -- in Ada, Oklahoma show him sporting the style. The mullet reached peak popularity in the 1980s and early '90s, and bringing his hairstyle with him into his country career wasn't unusual, as other artists (Alan Jackson, Billy Ray Cyrus, Joe Diffie, etc.) had rocked it before him.

Blake Shelton's Mullet Through the Years

 

 

 

 

Shelton may have ditched his cowboy hat and mullet hairstyle in the mid 2000s, but country fans and his fellow artists never forgot about it. Dierks Bentley shared a tweet in 2012 poking fun at Shelton's former hairstyle and Brett Eldredge