Gay Rock Singers

Listing of every nationally-known, gay, Rock singer from 1950 to today, along with links to their most significant work.

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1957 was evidently a banner year for gay singers !


 
Gay Rock Musicians
Time
Period
Major Minor Not Gay
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1950s
Little Richard (b.1932)
Most Significant Work:
"Tutti Frutti" 1955,
"Long Tall Sally" 1956,
"Good Golly, Miss Molly" 1958
Tab Hunter (b. 1931)
Most Significant Work: "Young Love" 1957

Sal Mineo (1939-76)
Most Significant Work:
"Start Movin' (In My Direction)" 1957

Anthony "Tony" Perkins (1932-92)
Most Significant Work:
"Moon-Light Swim" 1957
Paul Anka
Most Significant Work: "Diana" 1957, "Lonely Boy" 1959

Anyone wanna help me out here with the 1960s?


Gay Rock Musicians
Time
Period
Major Minor Not Gay
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1969-77
Elton John (b. 1947)
Most Significant Work: "Your Song" 1970, "Levon" 1971, "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time)" 1972, "Honky Cat" 1972, "Crocodile Rock" 1973, "Daniel" 1973, "Bennie and the Jets" 1973, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" 1973, "Candle in the Wind" 1973, "The Bitch Is Back" 1974, "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" 1974, "Pinball Wizard" 1975, "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" 1975, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" 1976

David Bowie (b. 1947)
Most Significant Work: "Space Oddity" 1969, "Starman" 1972,  "Fame" 1975

Freddie Mercury (1946-1991) of Queen
Most Significant Work: "Killer Queen" 1974, "Bohemian Rhapsody" 1975, "Somebody to Love" 1975, "We Are the Champions" 1977, "Don't Stop Me Now" 1978

Rob Halford (b. 1951) of Judas Priest
Most Significant Work: "Victim of Changes" 1976, "The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)"
   



Gay Rock Musicians
Time
Period
Major Minor Not Gay
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1978-83
Elton John (b. 1947)
Most Significant Work: "Little Jeannie" 1979, "I'm Still Standing" 1983, "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" 1983

David Bowie (b. 1947)
Most Significant Work: "Ashes to Ashes" 1980, "Under Pressure" 1981, "Let's Dance" 1983, "China Girl" 1983, and "Modern Love" 1983

Freddie Mercury (1946-1991) of Queen
Most Significant Work: "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" 1980, "Another One Bites the Dust" 1980, "Under Pressure" 1981

Boy George (b. 1961) of Culture Club
Most Significant Work: "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?" 1982, "Time (Clock of the Heart)" 1982, "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" 1982, "Church of the Poison Mind" 1983,  "Karma Chameleon" 1983, "Miss Me Blind" 1983, wrote the song "Electric Dreams"

Ricky Wilson (d. 1985), Keith Strickland, and Fred Schneider of The B-52s
Most Significant Work: "Rock Lobster" 1978, "Planet Claire" 1979, "Private Idaho" 1980

Rob Halford (b. 1951) of Judas Priest
Most Significant Work: "Breaking the Law" 1980, "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" 1982, "Electric Eye" 1982, "Hell Bent for Leather" 1982

Divine
Most Significant Work: "Native Love" 1982, "Shoot Your Shot" 1983, "Love Reaction" 1983

Dan Hartman (1950-1994)
Most Significant Work: "Instant Replay" 1978, "Relight My Fire" 1979

Sylvester (1947-88)
Most Significant Work: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" 1978, "Do Ya Wanna Funk?" 1982

Patrick Cowley (1950-1982)
Most Significant Work: "Menergy" 1981, "Megatron Man" 1982, "Die Hard Lover" 1982
 
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1984-1990
Elton John (b. 1947)
Most Significant Work: "That's What Friends Are For" 1985, "Nikita" 1986

David Bowie (b. 1947)
Most Significant Work: "Blue Jean" 1984, "Dancing in the Street" 1985

Freddie Mercury (1946-1991) of Queen
Most Significant Work: "Radio Ga Ga" 1984, "I Want to Break Free" 1984

Boy George (b. 1961) of Culture Club
Most Significant Work: "The War Song" 1984

Keith Strickland, and Fred Schneider of The B-52s
Most Significant Work: "Channel Z" 1989, "Love Shack" 1989, "Roam" 1990

Melissa Etheridge (b. 1961)
Most Significant Work: "Bring Me Some Water" 1985

Michael Stipe (b. 1960) of R.E.M.
Most Significant Work: "The One I Love" 1987, "Stand" 1988, "Orange Crush" 1988

Divine
Most Significant Work: "You Think You're A Man" 1984, "Walk Like A Man" 1985

George Michael of WHAM
K.D. Lang
Jimmy Somerville

Holly Johnson and Paul Rutherford of Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe of the Pet Shop Boys
Marc Almond of Softcell
Dan Hartman  (1950-1994)
Most Significant Work: "I Can Dream About You" 1984

Bob Mould of Husker Du and Sugar
Most Significant Work: none
Marian Gold of Alphaville
Most Significant Work: "Big in Japan" 1984
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1991-2000
Elton John (b. 1947)
Most Significant Work: "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" 1994,  "Candle in the Wind" 1997

Boy George (b. 1961) (now a solo artist)
Most Significant Work: "The Crying Game" 1992

Melissa Etheridge (b. 1961)
Most Significant Work: "Ain't It Heavy" 1992, "Come to My Window" 1993, "I'm the Only One" 1993, "I Want to Come Over" 1995, "Angels Would Fall" 1999, "Enough of Me" 1999

Michael Stipe (b. 1960) of R.E.M.
Most Significant Work: "Losing My Religion" 1991, "Shiny Happy People" 1991, "Drive" 1992, "Man on the Moon" 1992, and "Everybody Hurts" 1992

Andy Bell and Vince Clarke of Erasure
Lance Bass of 'N Sync
Ricky Martin
Indigo Girls
Darren Hayes of Savage Garden
   
 2000-2010 Melissa Etheridge (b. 1961)
Most Significant Work: "I Want to Be in Love" 2001, "Breathe" 2004, "I Need to Wake Up" 2006
Adam Lambert
Clay Aiken
 

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