queer musicians

[raybear]

cuedus is the one who asked me, so here you go: a list of queer musicians. I'm sure I've forgotten some big obvious ones, as well as some lesser known ones, especially since I just did this pretty much off the top of my head, so feel free to add some in the comments.


**I'm sure there are TONS more local and indie bands than I've named here -- I tried to list at least the quasi-mainstreamish type folks, especially folks people in the general public have heard of. I mean, there are probably hundreds more lesbian folksingers and dyke punk bands and gay techno groups. Also, some of these are bands that have/had a queer member, just cause there are some big bands out there with a gay keyboardist or bassist or whatever: And sometimes the artists might not stand up and say they're queer, but there's evidence of same-gender loving at some point.**


Liberace
Johnny Mathis
Dusty Springfield
Meshell N'degeocello
Rainbow Flava
Pet Shop Boys
Erasure
Melissa Etheridge
k.d. lang
Morrissey/The Smiths
Ani Difranco
Indigo Girls
Melissa Ferrick
Michelle Malone
Janis Ian
tribe 8
George Michael
Rufus Wainwright
Usher
Stephin Merrit/Magnetic Fields
Mark Eitzel
Pansy Division
Matmos
The Aluminum Group
Lucsious Jackson
Hole
Faith No More
Styx
Sleater-Kinney
Queen
Bikini Kill
Le Tigre
Culture Club
RuPaul
Los Crudos
Queen Pen
Cecil Taylor
Sun Ra
Cole Porter
Patricia Barber
Elton John
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Dave Navarro
Iggy Pop
Pete Townsend
Mick Jagger
David Bowie
Joan Baez
Bessie Smith
Billie Holliday
Lou Ree

Comments

[cuedus.livejournal.com]

Some of these people... I have to wonder about... like... I don't think people who don't have some kind or same gender sex would be considered or who aren't "fuckin'" with gender as part of their identity. But this is fun!

To add:

Tevin Campbel
Maria McBride (I heard)
Laura Nyro
Laura Love
Sarah McLachlan (is bi, if I remember correctly)
Rashaan Paterson
Micheal Nyman
George Michael
Indigo Girls (were they mentioned?)
Cat Power (I think)
*grins* Melissa Etheridge
k.d. lang
R.E.M. (Michael Stipe)
Sophie B. Hawkins
Sinead O'Connor
that other Melissa... Fennick (someone said)
Sinead Lohan (again, unconfirmed)
Lutha Vandros (unconfirmed, and us Black folks say "Lutha")
This Mortal Coil (I'd consider them trans, tho)
The Story/ Jonatha Brooks
Pansy Division
Extra Fancy

*****

When this is over, can I ask all of you for a listing of favorite songs by GBLT musicians so that I may compile a list?

Peace,

Quentin