Part
1
Hour 3
March
2006
|
Part
1 |
March
2006
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
| Most of this third hour will be devoted to Atlanta's Drag Diva, Diamond Lil... |
|
Part
3 59:20 In London in the early 80s Paul O'Grady created an alter ego he named Lily Savage, and Lily started her act in the gay clubs, and then broke into television in the 90s, eventually hosting her own show in England. She is tall, very blond and her humor is very adult, and she has released a number of comedy shows, on CD and video. Along the way she's sung in several productions, including one of Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs. Now that must have been something special. But she's only released one song on its own, from 1988, "Tough at the Top." |
|
  |
This next artist is not really a female impersonator, but I think he belongs on this show for his 1986 album. Fred Barton is a composer, director, actor, singer, etc, and his long career started as co-creator of the show "Forbidden Broadway." But he's here for his one-man creation "Miss Gulch Returns," in which he portrayed the comeback of Almira Gulch, the witch from "The Wizard of Oz." |
 |
|
Diamond Lil |
|
I
am very pleased to bring you an interview with Diamond Lil. Originally
from Savannah, she made drag history in Atlanta when she decided to go
beyond lip synching and to get herself a band and do her own singing.
And she's been a diva there since before Stonewall, and is still performing.
In the mid-80s she released a couple of 45s and an album, "Queen
of Diamonds." That album and a show, "Live at the Moonshadow
Saloon," were reissued on CD in recent years. She is no doubt a genteel
Southern lady, and a delight. I was also pleased to get her to make some
comments about other drag artists she knew, including Rae Bourbon and
Charles Pierce.
|
|
For more pics on my Diamond Lil Tribute Page, Click Here |
|
Okay,
I'm down to the last artist of Part 1 of "Those Singing Drag Queens,"
and the last song, which is a dance song is in a way a preview of next
month's show, where I'll cover the last 20 years. And in those years performing
drag artists have done a Lot of dance music.
|
 |
It's hard to be indifferent about Divine. You either loved his campiness and spirit or were disgusted by his other antics, like the closing scene of his first movie, 1972's "Pink Flamingos." This was a very, very unlikely person to become such a celebrity, and he had a lot of success in a number of other movies, like "Polyester," with Tab Hunter, "Lust In The Dust," and "Hairspray." And he had a string of dance music releases, which well conveyed his persona. His first single, "Born to Be Cheap," from 1979, did not make much of an impression, but others caught on, like "Shoot Your Shot," "Love Reaction," "Jungle Jezebel." and "You Think You're a Man." |
 |
|
More Info........ I've got pages of additional photos and information about all of the artists on this show, and many more, in my Drag Artist Discography section. But to go to those pages for a particular artist directly from here, click on the artist name. |
| And, a handful have their own websites, or tribute sites... |
|
Back
to the first page of this show......click here
|
