A musician's article of clothing for an upper body of a musician and used for receiving a musical instrument strap inside the clothing during a musical performance. The clothing is designed to prevent wear, discoloration and burnoff on the shoulder of the clothing. Also, the strap can be removed from the side of a handheld musical instrument and conveniently stored inside the clothing when the strap and musical instrument are not in use. The front of the shirt includes a shoulder strap opening and a chest strap opening therein. The back of the clothing includes a rear strap opening. When the instrument strap is removed from the musical instrument, the strap is received inside the clothing. A lower end of the strap is extends outwardly through the rear strap opening. The upper end of the strap extends outwardly through the shoulder strap opening or the chest strap opening. The ends of the strap are then attached to the side of the musical instrument prior to the musician's performance.