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Cross-Dressing Blues Artist Gladys Bentley Was Out Ahead of Her Time

In 1934, New York City’s King’s Terrace nightclub faced closure after complaints about its “dirty songs.” The venue had been hosting a troupe led by Gladys Bentley, an audacious piano-playing blues artist who thrilled and scandalized audiences with her provocative music. By Tamara Shiloh In 1934, New York City’s King’s Terrace nightclub faced closure after complaints about its “dirty songs.” The venue had been hosting a troupe led by Gladys Bentley, an audacious piano-playing blues artist who thrilled and scandalized audiences with her provocative music. Born in Phila., Pa., Bentley arrived in Harlem around 1925 at

Rainbow Blues: 6 Queer Musicians and Their Impact on American Music

Slavery is a painful period in Black history, but despite that pain it was also the catalyst for cultural movements in the realm of music and dance that ended up dominating the world. The blues, for example, is a musical genre born of American slavery. Enslaved people would sing spirituals or chants what were known […]

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