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Thread #11352   Message #3488178
Posted By: GUEST,jeff
08-Mar-13 - 05:24 PM
Thread Name: Historical gay/lesbian/bisexual songs?
Subject: RE: Historical gay/lesbian/bisexual songs?
Read every post and there was no mention of the groudbreaking LP entitled 'Gay And Straight Together'. It was a compilation vinyl 33rpm recording on Ginny Clemons' 'Open Door' records. Was subsequently purchased by Folkways Records and was selected by The Smithsonian Institute as a historically significant recording. It 's available on CD. There are about 12-14 cuts on it as I recall. Many of which were recorded at Marge Summitt's club 'His 'n Hers". The recording was done by Rich Warren of WFMT-Chicago. It's very much worth a listen. Some of the cuts are a bit rough, but the overall spirit of the project far outweighed any technical or performance lack.