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There&#;s no sapphic musician archetype more familiar than the lady-with-guitar, and queers have always oppressed folk music (you realize, the kind of tune your little brother complains about when you&#;re just trying to get your Closer to Fine on). Some musicians, like Meilssa Etheridge, consistently straddle the folk/country/rock genres and contain inspired many lezbo song experts to question the media-reported assertion that Chely Wright, who came out this week in People Magazine, will be country&#;s &#;first lesbian music star.&#;
She&#;s definitely going to shake up Nashville &#; she&#;s had major mainstream success, doesn&#;t &#;look gay&#;(which is bogus btw), and is smokin&#; hot (not to mention smart and charismatic.)
But is she the first gay country lady ever? Not exactly. Chely Wright won&#;t have to hang out all alone in CMT&#;s Hypothetical Homosexual Lounge.
Here&#;s a look at some of Chely Wright&#;s foremothers:
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Chely Wright Talks Emmylou, Rodney, and "I Am the Rain"
Country singer, guitarist, and songwriter Chely Wright’s coming out as a lesbian in May of not only liberated a woman from a secret she’d held since she was eight years old; it inflamed preexisting concerns within Harmony Row about promoting an openly lgbtq+ artist. Wright was, after all, a patriotic Christian hailing from tiny Wellsville, Kansas. Hers was a squeaky wash, conservative image, unlike that of openly gay underground acts like Lavender State in the s or the more liberal-minded k.d. lang in the ‘90s.
At the time, fears that Wright had committed career suicide unfortunately made instinct. In , she was the anti-Dixie Chick in some listeners' minds, with her hit pro-military anthem “The Bumper of my SUV.” Then, less than six years later, it was Wright’s turn to include fans of a genre lauded for honest storytelling disown her for telling an honest story. Or so it seemed.
Despite the perceived and actual impact from Wright’s massive reveal, she turned to crowdfunding in to fund the creation and discharge of I Am the R () Emmylou Harris was performing in D.C.-area bars when she met singer Gram Parsons, who became her mentor. After his death in , she released her major label solo debut album, Pieces of the Sky (). Several other albums followed, such as Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town () and Blue Kentucky Girl. In , Harris reinvented her sound by mixing several genres in her autobiographical album, The Ballad of Sally Rose. Country singer, songwriter and musician Emmylou Harris was born April 2, , in Birmingham, Alabama. Harris' father was a decorated Marine Corps pilot who spent 16 months as a prisoner of war in Korea during the early s. The family moved a great deal, and while Harris spent most of her childhood in North Carolina, she attended high academy in Woodbridge, Virginia, on the outskirts of Washington, D.C. Harris studied drama at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro before dropping out to move to New York City and pursue a musical career. While executing folk and country music in Greenwich Village clubs and Winner of the NewFest Audience Award for Documentary Feature.Emmylou Harris
Who Is Emmylou Harris?
Early Career
Deeply moving and triumphant, Hidden gives center stage to the lesbian women who have long been concealed behind the curtain of the country music industry, all while working with big-name artists and making major contributions to the scene. Part of NewFest Award Encores
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Filling in the gaps of this untold history, director T.J. Parsell spotlights the stories of these talented and persevering women — singers, songwriters, and producers — in heartfelt interviews and through their tune. Featuring Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Chely Wright, Ruthie Foster, Bonnie Baker, Dianne Davidson, Mary Gauthier, and more, INVISIBLE stirs the soul while plucking at guitars and heartstrings.
Cast: Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Pam Tillis, Chely Wright, Mary Gauthier, Kye Fleming, Bonnie Baker, Jess Leary, Ruthie Foster, Cidny Bullens (formerly Cindy Bullens), Gretchen Peters, Dianne Davidson, Maryann Kennedy, Pam Rose, Cheryl Wheeler, and Virginia Team.