50 years of 'Lavender Country': the radical history of the first queer country album

Kez Cochrane

August 30, 2023

Crack Magazine

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Widely regarded as the first openly gay album within the country music canon, Lavender Country not only paved the way for an ongoing legacy of queer country artists but also marks a vital part of queer revolutionary history and expression.

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