LGBTQ mic history is so much more than a timele of who me out when and which songs beme gay anthems -- ’s also about the artists who weren’t aaid to be themselv eras when dog so often had real risks attached.
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GREATT GAY SGERS OF ALL TIME
The Stonewall rts were a seri of spontaneo, vlent monstratns by members of the gay (LGBT) muny agast a police raid that began the early morng hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York Cy. Even more notable was her play, World – Birth of A Natn, which was set a hospal and alt wh male stratn –– evokg both transgenr surgery and her mixed feelgs about men, both gay and straight. Charl Piece 1926-1999 was what might be lled a female impersonator (he lled himself a Male Actrs) who found favor wh dienc both straight and gay wh his knowg imprsns of Bette Davis, Mae Wt, Tallulah Bankhead and Carol Channg, Such impersonatns were que tradnal for a ic performer of this sort.
Steve Grossman (1951-1991) a gay sger-songwrer of the early 1970s whose album Caravan Tonight (1974) is distguished as beg the first album alg wh openly gay subject matter released by a major rerd label, Mercury Rerds.
CHART TOPPG SGERS WHO HAVE COME OUT AS GAY
Halford me out as gay an MTV terview 1998, llg a “wonrful day for me.” Halford’s epic vols have shaped and spired untls heavy metal acts to follow, makg him one of the most fluential gay sgers of all time. Robert John Arthur "Rob" Halford is an English sger and songwrer, who is bt known as the lead volist for the Grammy Award-wng heavy metal band Judas Prit and famed for his powerful wi rangg operatic lead volist of Judas Prit is gay and he has stated that. Prce Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 - April 21st, 2016) was an Amerin mician, bt known for beg one of the most popular and fluential artists om the 80s, wh songs such as "Purple Ra", "Ltle Red Corvette", "1999", and "When Dov Cry" was gay secret.
The are the sgers that fed an This list is based on album sal, impact on the mic dtry, and overall vol JohnBob DylanDavid BowieFreddie MercuryMarv GayeMick JaggerBce SprgsteenMichael JacksonRobert PlantBob MarleyBlack Male Sgers of the 70sThe dtry ow big time to the black male sgers of the 70s mentned below.
And we thk ’s only right to give them the cred they are is a list of some of the bt black male sgers of the GayeMichael JacksonRay CharlJam BrownStevie WonrLnel RichieSmokey RobsonPrceAl GreenCurtis Mayfield70s Male Country SgersSce the genre’s ceptn, untry mic has always been domated by male sgers. Not to mentn their songs still hold up today, which is a ttament to their VandrossLtle RichardMarv GayeMichael JacksonJefey OsborneIsaac HayStevie WonrTeddy PenrgrassDonny HathawayRonald IsleyMale Duo Sgers of the 70sGone were the days of the solo artist as the 70s saw the rise of the male duo. Some of the biggt soul stars of the 70s were Stevie Wonr, Marv Gaye, Al Green, The Temptatns, and The sgers drew spiratn om gospel mic and the blu, creatg a unique blend that spoke to the stggl and joys of everyday the 1970s, soul mic was a unifyg force for Ain Amerins and played an important role the Black Power movement.