Gay funk/soul/etc artists

[Mondeyano]

Keep the suggestions coming, these are some that have come back to me the past 24 hours:
Arthur RussellANOHNIMykki BlancoiLoveMakonnenZebra KatzYo Majesty

 

[foe]

DOR said:



billbradley said:



DOR said:



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_(singer)




Sylvester was the artist to come to mind for me also.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H69xXQRSgM





So great. I remember Unsung did a great piece on him awhile back that I enjoyed. I can't imagine how tough it must of been for him back then just being himself.

Not his biggest hit, but I will forever love this record. When he drops in at 7:17... Amazing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9FBu1BMvQU





what record is that, it's not available in my country
I came into this thread thinking about this Sylvester song, what bass:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpFQpfryo5I

 

[DOR]

foe said:



DOR said:



billbradley said:



DOR said:



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_(singer)




Sylvester was the artist to come to mind for me also.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H69xXQRSgM





So great. I remember Unsung did a great piece on him awhile back that I enjoyed. I can't imagine how tough it must of been for him back then just being himself.

Not his biggest hit, but I will forever love this record. When he drops in at 7:17... Amazing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9FBu1BMvQU





what record is that, it's not available in my country
I came into this thread thinking about this Sylvester song, what bass:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpFQpfryo5I





Over and Over.Does this one work?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv0peny62q4

 

[Mondeyano]

DOR said:
Over and Over.Does this one work?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv0peny62q4





OH MY GOODNESS. So incredible.

 

[foe]

it definitely works.

 

[RAJ]

Wow. A viable music thread!

I always wondered about these guys, but Laurin Rinder confirms he's straight.

 

[RAJ]

For real, though.

Keith Barrow:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShNeqWGZxD8

This is my joint.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atNrxBdyQxg

 

[RAJ]

Olivia Records (mary watkins, baba yaga, bebe k'roche, teresa trull)

Linda Tillery:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4KJhCrM--k

Also this album has a great cover of "Back in Love Again" :

http://www.soulstrut.com/audio/lillith.mp3

The Berkeley Women' Music Collective album on Olivia has a passable retitled ripoff of Donnie Hathaway's "The Ghetto" as I recall.

 

[ketan]

this always kills on a dancefloor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KDDH4hoKNQ

 

[djtopcat]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR6rgJ91ttE

 

[Danno3000]

There's more solid stuff in the Olivia catalogue. Also, Isis:

https://youtu.be/b84JRoEtXCQ

 

[mini]

Janelle Monae
Little Richard
Bessie Smith

 

[SPlDEY]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP35CmDZCzY
Bowie + Luther

- Ego

 

[djtopcat]

Don't forget this guy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-mRNNJF9EU

 

[Mondeyano]

Thanks everyone, all of these are great suggestions!

 

[Electrode]

I read that Gary Burton is openly gay and that Cecil Taylor was too, supposedly. David Sancious of Bruce Springsteen fame (and has a drum break version of "Dixie" on his dollar bin Tone fusion debut) is too?

 

[LokoOne]

The Dynamic Superiors, Motown group. Lead singer Tony Washington(?) was gay. And they have some killer joints..