Month: April 2021

queer for april 6

queer for april 6

1984

Thomas Dolby (“She Blinded Me With Science”) made his first U.S. concert appearance at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center – Mair Hall in Poughkeepsie, New York.

1992

Celline Dion released the single “If You Asked Me To” in Canada and the United States. She released the song in June in the U.K.

1996
Celine Dion remained at #1 for a third week with “Because You Loved Me”. Mariah Carey debuted at #2 with “Always Be My Baby”

1998
Dick Clark, Chubby Checker, Fabian and Lesley Gore appeared on the CBS-TV sitcom “Murphy Brown.”

Wendy O. Williams former singer of The Plasmatics died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Williams was known for her wild stage theatrics which included blowing up equipment, near nudity and chain-sawing guitars. In January 1981 police in Milwaukee arrested her for simulating sex on stage, later that same year in Cleveland, Ohio Williams was acquitted of an obscenity charge for simulating sex on stage wearing only shaving cream.

2000
An all-star tribute to Joni Mitchell was held at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City featuring performances by Elton John, Bryan Adams, Shawn Colvin, James Taylor, Cyndi Lauper, Richard Thompson, k.d. Lang, and Mary Chapin Carpenter.

2003

Avril Lavigne won four Juno Awards including Album of the Year and Best New Artist of the Year. Shania Twain won three statues including Best Artist of the Year.

2016
Following his death in January, fans pushed six David Bowie albums into the UK Top 40, three of which made the Top 10.

Queer for April 5

1961

Barbra Streisand made her network television debut when she appeared on NBC’s “Tonight with Jack Paar,” with guest host Orson Bean. Bean had recently performed with her in a nightclub and invited her to be on the late-night program for some national exposure when he filled in for Paar. She sang “A Sleeping Bee” and “When The Sun Comes Out.” Phyllis Diller andGore Vidal were also on the show.

1975
Olivia Newton-John’s “Have You Never Been Mellow, a number one hit had dropped to number 9

1977
David Bowie was one of the guests on The Dinah Shore Show.

1984
Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” was named Top Female Video and was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2nd annual MTV Music Awards.

1985
UB40, the Style Council, Spandau Ballet, Alison Moyet, Bronski Beat, the Pogues and Frankie Goes to Hollywood were featured on the U.K. music show The Tube.

1988
Tracy Chapman released her great self-titled debut album on Elektra Records.

2001

David Bowie started his BowieRadio on-line radio station.

2005

Lisa Marie Presley’s album “Now What” was released.

2008
Lady GaGa had the #1 U.K. album with her debut The Fame.

2017
Barry Manilow comes out as gay.

queer for april 4

queer for april 4
1970

Janis Joplin reunited with Big Brother & the Holding Company at a concert in San Francisco, California.


1974

Streisand makes a formal offer is made to Elvis about “Star Is Born.” and the Colonel responds with a counter offer for Elvis’ services on the 14, which was subsequently rejected.

Blogger Nina notes: the recent Lady Gaga remake would have been more interesting if Elvis had been impersonated rather than Kristofferson copied)


1977
ABBA received a Gold record for the album Arrival.


1981

Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb remained on top of the Adult Contemporary chart for the fourth week with “What Kind Of Fool”. the 44th career hit for Barbra Streisand and the 38th for Barry Gibb.


1985
The Eurythmics released the single “Would I Lie To You”.

(Blogger Nina notes The Eurythmics are including owing to the 1980s GenderFuck decade where Mr Annie Lennox and Ms Boy George freaked out the mainstream, still in shock over David Bowie, Elton John and Freddy Mercury)


1989
Pepsi-Cola announces that it will no longer run the commercial that features Madonna’s “Like A Prayer” after religious groups in the US protest. They would continue to broadcast the ad in Canada.


1998
Madonna’s “Frozen” peaked at #2, tying her with Elvis Presley and Creedence Clearwater Revival for the most #2 hits in the Rock Era. Blogger Nina Notes. 1956 and 1957 were no longer counted in this decade to favour current artists.


2016

It was reported that David Bowie had dominated the UK album charts for the first quarter of 2016. Bowie had the most entries to the chart with six albums in the top 40, after fans sought out his music in the wake of his death in January with his final album Blackstar becoming the second best selling album of the year so far, (behind Adele’s 25).

2021

https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/non-binary-cree-artist-angel-baribeau-releases-new-album-video-featuring-lgbtq-youth/Angel Baribeau releases new album, video featuring LGBTQ youthCree artist Angel Baribeau’s latest video, released last month, is called I Wish We Were Older and explores young love.www.aptnnews.ca

queer for april 3

1989

Pepsi dismissed Madonna as a spokesperson after her “Like a Prayer” video was called “blasphemous” by the Vatican.

1993
Elton John remained at #1 on the AC chart with “Simple Life

Whitney Houston’s The “Bodyguard” Soundtrack, which had already spent 13 weeks at #1, returned to the top of the Album chart

queer for april 2


1970

Janis Joplin was at No.1 on the US album charts with the posthumously released Pearl. The album features the No.1 hit ‘Me and Bobby McGee’, written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster on which she played acoustic guitar.
1987

k.d. lang made her Los Angeles debut at the Roxy nightclub.


1988

Whitney Houston reached #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with “Where Do Broken Hearts Go”.


1992
Country music singer Wynonna Judd began her first solo tour in Midland, Texas. Her mother Naomi left their Grammy-winning duo several months earlier when she was forced into retirement because of liver disease. She recovered after treatment.


2002
Lee Anderson Minnelli sued her stepdaughter Liza Minnelli for elder abuse and breach of contract. The claim was filed based on the will of Vincente Minnelli.


2011
Elton John appeared on TV’s Saturday Night Live where he and Leon Russell performed a couple of songs together. He also joked about being gay, performing at the royal wedding and being a new father.

2021

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/04/lil-nas-x-calls-crying-nerds-internet-got-satan-shoes-canceled/Lil Nas X calls out the “crying nerds on the internet” who got his Satan shoes canceled / LGBTQ Nation“They have so much power they can get shoes cancelled. Freedom of expression gone out the window…www.lgbtqnation.com

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