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03.11.2022 - 02:03 / deadline.com
Patrick Haggerty, the trailblazer widely regarded as the first openly-gay country singer, died on Monday surrounded by his husband and children, according to a statement on his band’s Instagram page. He was 78.
“This morning, we lost a great soul. RIP Patrick Haggerty. After suffering a stroke several weeks ago, he was able to spend his final days at home surrounded by his kids and lifelong husband, JB. Love, and solidarity,” reads the statement.
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Lavender Country was the band’s name as well as the title of its debut album. The self-titled 1973 album is the first known gay-themed album in country music history, according to Journal of County Music. With tracks like “Come Out Singing” and “Cryin’ These C*cks***ing Tears,” it was funded and released by Gay Community Social Services of Seattle. Just 1,000 copies of the album were pressed for that first release.
The group’s original members were Haggerty, keyboardist Michael Carr, singer and fiddler Eve Morris and guitarist Robert Hammerstrom. The band released just two studio albums, the second being 2022’s Blackberry Rose. Over the years, the membership varied, but Haggerty was always the frontman. The group performed at the first Seattle Pride in 1974 and subsequently at numerous pride and other LGBT events throughout the West. They broke up in 1976.
Lavender Country reunited briefly in 2000 after a prominent article on gay country musicians sparked renewed interest. That same year, the band released a five-song EP, Lavender Country Revisited, which featured rerecordings from the original album and two new compositions.
“Cryin’ These C*cks***ing Tears” was included in the 2012 compilation album Strong Love:
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