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From: peterson@vaxwrk.DEC (Bob Peterson)
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Subject: Songs for men
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Date: Tue, 2-Jul-85 10:02:18 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul  2 10:02:18 1985
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In purusing the record rack at gay bookstores I have noticed not a mere 
imbalance of female versus male song artists, but a near dearth of ANY male 
artists.  Apart from Bronski Beat, and the occasional special-order albums such 
as Gay Men's Chorus albums, who is out there singing songs for men to hear?  
The only artist I've ever heard of in my admittedly limited experience is Paul 
Parker, but I never heard him.

I have grown tired of hearing het singers sing about there het lovers.  All 
fine and dandy, but it is a strain to have to changing the genders and prevents 
my getting into the feeling of the song.  I don't wish to limit the range of 
suggestions you netters can offer, but if I had to pick a style or first-buy
it'd be something romantic, blues, or folk, with rock/pop second. 

So: who are the Holly Near's of the gay male world?  Where do you write to 
order their albums?

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