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Crowman2009

(3,634 posts)
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 08:32 AM 8 hrs ago

The Jobriath thread.

I wasn't sure whether to post on this forum or the LGBT forum. Anyway, here is the first openly-gay rock star who was very talented yet didn't have a chance in hell of succeeding due to an overrated marketing campaign from his manager, indifference from the general public and negative reaction from the gay community at the time.

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Here is some behind the scenes footage from that recording session which was co-produced by Eddie Kramer:

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