50 years of 'Lavender Country': the radical history of the first queer country album

LGBTQIA+
By
Kez Cochrane
August 30, 2023
Crack Magazine
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Widely regarded as the first openly gay album within the country music canon, Lavender Country not only paved the way for an ongoing legacy of queer country artists but also marks a vital part of queer revolutionary history and expression.

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