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Jade Elektra (aka Alphonso King Jr) is a drag performer, actress, musician and HIV activist, whose recording career began in 1996 with "Why You Gaggin'." This was soon became know as its own genre, as a 'bitch track' and a number of succeeding released were in this mold. Visit her website and see this page for more, including an extensive discography. |  |
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Dame Edna Everage (1934 - ) |
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Can you think of another drag queen who's had postage stamps issued of them? Barry Humphries first found success in his native Australia, where he created the character Dame Edna Everage in 1956. That role has served him well, in the theatre, television, film, and a number of his specials have been released on DVD. He's also one of the few heterosexuals in this section. Visit his site or click for more. "Housewife Superstar" (Famous
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| Valerie Fladder |
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From Amsterdam, in The Netherlands, Valerie Fladder released her debut CD in 2010, called "De Vrouw Met Een Klein Beetje Extra..." [ which means "The Girl With a Little Bit Extra" ] and the songs are all sung in Dutch. Visit Her Site, to hear audio clips, or see her video, or see some photos I grabbed from it on my page for her. |
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Gloria Fox |
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One of the stars of the famous cabaret Chez Nous, in Berlin, Gloria Fox appeared on four of the compilation albums issued of performances of the club. See the Chez Nous entry for more information. |
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| Terri Fox |
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Terri Fox is related to drag royalty. Her uncle was the partner of the late Frank Foo Foo Lammar, so naturally Terri is from the UK, but now lives in Spain where she is a popular performer. Click Here for more pics or visit her myspace page. "Diva" (CD, 2007) |
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| Francis |
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From Mexico comes Francis and the 2001 release shown here is "Francis y su Show siglo XXI," and that's about all I can tell you, except that the friend who I conned into sampling it says it was all talking, and some of it quite off-color. At least five more Francis CDs are pictured in the liner notes. Click for more. |
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| Jean Fredericks |
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Canadian
Jean Fredericks migrated to the UK in 1960 and found fame of sorts with
her style of comedy opera. Besides the very rare EP on the left, she released
the equally rare LP "Recitals Are A Drag" and was known in London
society for staging drag balls. Click for
more.
"Recitals Are a Drag" (Eyemark
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| Glam and Glitz |
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Glam and Glitz are a UK duo who have been entertaining a variety of venues for well over a decade, with their comedy and song and dance. Ms Glam is an imposing figure, at 7'7" in heels, as Ms Glitz maintains "less is more." Their only album was recorded in 1997 and produced by John Springate of Glitterband fame. Several sound clips are available at their site, or click for more. |
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| Golden Lashes |
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than owning this 12" single, I have no information about this act,
Golden Lashes. Issued out of Brussels, Belgium, with no date of release
given, it's two tracks, taken from a show called "Night of Gold."
That's one of the tracks on this album, with the other called "Pile
ou Femme," which has a strict translation of "Battery or Woman."
Makes one wonder, click to see larger scans.
"Golden Lashes: Pile Ou Femme" (ASBL LP 30349, Belgium, probably circa 1979) |
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| Guilda (1924 - 2012) |
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From France came Guilda, who took inspiration for his name from the actress Gilda. He was very popular in France and also in French-speaking Canada, and released several albums. A double CD set has also been released of his material, and there's not many drag performers who can boast of that. He died at age 88 in June 2012. Visit a tribute page, or click for more. "Une Femme Pas Comme Les Autres?"
(Rusticana LP 626, 1962, CAN) |
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| Miss Guy (and the Toiletboys) |
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Google
on The Toilet Boys and you'll find groundbreaking rock music, and its
founder and lead singer was Miss Guy, who has also been a leading NYC
DJ for over ten years, being the first (according to Spin Magazine) to
merge rock and dance music. Miss Guy also has come excellent new work,
which can be heard on his myspace
site, including a duets with Boy George ("Pretty Boys")
and Debbie Harry ("God Save New York." Click
for more.
"Living Like a Millionaire"
(Rarf CD, 1999) |
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| Habanita |
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Habanita was a performer at the world
famous female impersonation club Le Carrousel of Paris, and I'm dating
this release (on a Belgian label) from the late 1960s.
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| Ross Hamilton (1889-1965) |
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The
earliest recording of a drag performer that I know of is from around 1922,
and is by Ross Hamilton, who performed under the name of Marjorie. Hamilton
was a member of a Canadian variety troop, founded in 1917 during World
War I, in France. They called their troop The Dumbells, after the logo
for their military division, and had much success for over ten years.
Many of the individual members released solo recordings, on 78s, of course,
and in 1977 these were gathered together into an album. Click
for more.
"The Original Dumbells" (CBS 385, 1977, CAN) one track by Hamilton |
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| Hinge & Bracket |
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Through the 70s and 80s on radio and then television, the duo of Hinge & Bracket charmed millions of households in the UK. George Logan and Patrick Fyffe portrayed, respectively, two lovable elderly spinsters named Dr. Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. While they certainly were artists who performed dressed as women, they were much more. They were simply perfect character actresses. Patrick Fyffe died in 2002 at age 60. Visit their tribute site or click for more. "Hinge & Bracket, Volume 1"
(One-Up EMI LP 2125, 1976, UK) |
| Martin Hughes |
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Martin
Hughes was an after-dinner speaker who discovered that he could do a very
entertaining act as the somewhat ding-batty Madame Chairman conducting
a meeting. I have two pressing of the album, each with different artwork,
but neither give a clue as to the dates of issue. Click
for more.
"Madame Chairman" (Roto LP
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| Jimmy James |
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From San Antonio, Jimmy James is one of the best of the modern impressionists, ably capturing a wide variety of celebrities. My personal favorite is his Christmas album, which contains a hysterical reading of Bette Davis doing "Feliz Navidad." Visit his site or click for more.
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| Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon (1895 - 1944) |
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Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon was quite theatrical. Getting his nickname because he was only 5'2" tall, Jaxon, who also worked as a female impersonator, a pianist-singer and a saxophonist, was mostly in Chicago during 1927-41, a period when he made many recordings. Two CD collections have been issued of his work. Click for more. "Frankie 'Half-Pint' Jaxon, (1927-1940)"
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| Jomama Jones |
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Jomama Jones is the fictional creation of David Alexander Jones, and in her backstory she was an 80's Superstar, with the chart topping hits "Ghetto in my Mind" and "Afromatic," both now impossible to find. What can be found are her two recent CDs: "Lone Star" (2010) and "Radiate" (2011). Catch the masterful "recreated" 80's magazine features and her site, here. |
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| TC Jones (1921-1971) |
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TC Jones achieved more fame than many of his peers of the 50s & 60s, appearing in a couple of Broadway shows, the most famous being "The New Faces of 1956," and on numerous TV shows, such as "Ed Sullivan," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "The Wild Wild West," and in movies, like "Promises, Promises." Of course his repetroire included Bette Davis, a staple for 50s drag performers. I wonder if that artform would have gotten as far without her. Click for more. "New Faces of 1956" (Original
Cast) (RCA LP 1025, 1956) |
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