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(airdate June 24, 2002) Jewel Akens - he's good for me (1973) Neil Sedaka -my best friend barbara (1963) Neil Sedaka - where the boys are (1967) Goldie & the Gingerbreads - can't you hear my heart beat? (1965) Carol Shaw - jimmy boy (1963) Isis - waiting for the sonrise (1974, part) Isis - she loves me (1974) Ann Reed mini-interview (Oct 2001) Ann Reed - power tools (1997) Yvonne Perea mini-interview (Oct 2001) Yvonne Perea - hide (2000) Yvonne Perea - my love is divine (2000) Valentino - i was born this way (1975) Feature Interview: Anne Engel (Feb 2002) Anne Engel - let it happen (2000) Anne Engel - the ride (2000) Anne Engel - please please please (2000) |
Artist Links:
Many of recordings heard on QMH can be purchased at Goldenrod Music. Please click on the photo to visit their site. |
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Above, Jewel Akens' very queer 45 from 1973, and below, his CD collection. Further below is a more 2001 pic of him and below that, the ad I found in a September 12, 1973 issue of The Advocate, calling it the "first gay rock single 45." Click for larger scans of the 45 and ad.
And I interviewed Jewel Akens about this 45 on This Show |
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In the 60s Neil Sedaka
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Two of the members of the mid-70s group Isis, Carol MacDonald and Ginger Bianco, were members of Goldie & the Gingerbreads, who had a UK hit in 1965 with "Can't You Hear My Heart Beat."
Isis was the first all-female band signed to a major label. Their self-titled, and eye-catching 1974 LP featured the songs heard on this show. The LP "Ain't No Backin' Up Now," produced by Allen Toussaint was issued in 1975. Their final album, "Breaking Through," from 1977, was produced by Len Barry, who gave us the 1965 hit "1-2-3." Jeanie Fineberg, who was a group member for the first two albums, went on to form the group Deuce, whose 1986 release featured guest vocals by Carol MacDonald and Teresa Trull. Carol was lead singer and main writer for most of the songs on their three albums.
Above right, 12" EP Carol and Alix Dobkin released in 1986, "These Women--Never Been Better"
Isis at the IHOP, 1974:
Seated L to R: Suzi Ghezzi, Stella Bass, Jeanie Fienberg, Nydia Mata,
above, March 1975 Village Voice ad
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A sad message I received about Carol MacDonald: My
name is Faith Fusillo, and in a former life (in the 70s) I was with the
all-women band, ISIS. (Note: I only appeared on the last album ("Breakin'
Through")...there were three albums in total, as I'm sure you know.) |
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Who is Ann Reed?
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Just a Partial Discography
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Above is Yvonne Perea's 1996 debut CD "Knowing This Path," followed in 2000 by "Tomorrow's Day," and the CD single of "Hide." Her latest CD "My Peace," (below left) is from June 2002. And in the center she's at the 2001 Houston Women's Festival
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Valentino's
very Out 45, "I Was Born This Way," was written by a straight
woman, Bunny Jones, shown above. She found Valentino to record it and
talked Motown into releasing it. The song's lyrics go "I'm happy,
I'm carefree, I'm gay, yes, I'm gay, t'aint no fault, tis a fact, I
was born this way." Carl Bean later recorded the song. |
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Special Featured Artist: Anne Engel
Above, Anne's
excellent debut album "Endless Possibilities." And, upper And Click
Here to hear Anne talk about the song |
