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Songs I've Been Meaning to Play, Part 2, Hour 3 |
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3 62:37 Above, Mara Levi released her debut album in 2003, called "Life's a Ball," but you'll have to wait for a future release to hear her radio-challenged "The Homo Song."
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I took the song "Harvey," about Harvey Milk, from Zoe Lewis' 1998 album "Sheep." Below, as she looked performing at the 2002 Houston Women's Festival. Below, Chris Weipert and Carin Anderson were the duo The Other Side, and their self-titled CD was released in 1994. |
Aussie band The Mavis's have been performing for over a decade now, but the song that got my attention was from their 1996 album "Venus Returning." It's the very catchy "Do You Have a Brother?" |
A straight artist with a very gay sensibility is Eric Schwartz, and his albums do not do justice to how hilarious he is in concert. I've got interview comments from him telling us about "Hattie & Mattie" (from "That's How It's Gonna Be" 1999) and "Charliesomething" (from "Pleading the First: Songs My Mother Hates," 2000). |
Gertrude Stein Tribute
I'm sharing readings by both Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, recorded around 1934. I introduced the set with Jess Hawk-Oakenstar and her song "Dear Gertrude Stein," from her 1995 album "Leave a Little Light On." From the stage came the closer to the set, by actress Pat Carroll, with a short selection from her award-winning production from 1980 of "Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein." Click for larger LP scans and more pics.
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One
of Australia's treasures is queer playwright, songwriter, and performer
Alex Harding, who for over 25 years has been contributing his own brand
of gay musicals to the culture. A compilation CD called "Just One
More and Then I'll Go" was released in 1996 covering his career,
and from it I've chosen two tracks, the wistful "Perfect Stranger"
from his 1991 show "Beauty and the Beat" and from 1978, from
a show called "Double Exposure" is the bittersweet song "There's
Nothing Like a Fairy to Make Sure the Party's Gay." |
When I did my June show all I knew about Hank Baron was an article from the Washington DC Blade. Since then I've actually been in contact with Hank Baron himself. And he sent me two songs, for my August show, and the above vintage pics. See this page and revisit my June show to hear more of his music. |
The delightful Lisa Koch joined Peggy Platt to form the comedy duo Dos Fallopia and the result was the 1992 cassette, from which I took "Camp Song." I've featured Lisa's music several times on QMH. And from last year another duo, calling themselves (with tongue in cheek) Seaman & Queerfunkle. They've not released an album yet, but available on the net was "Heteros Who Like Rainbows." And below, the very cute Manuel Sanchez, a German artist who in 1998 gave us "Oh, Happy Gay," a very catchy dance adaption of "Oh, Happy Day."
Above, from Denmark is Tomboy, and his very fun dance release "OK2BGAY"...it's from his brand new CD...and you should See the Video! My August show opened with Jeff Krassner and I'm closing it the same way, with another track from his 1995 album "Strong For You." Shown below is Jeff, between my Audiofile co-producers Christopher David Trentham and Chris Wilson. Below that, a press pic and "Maybe," his 2000 CD. That title track from that was used on the soundtrack to the movie "Trick."
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