The only out '60s pop musician I can think of offhand is Lesley Gore. Who came out several years ago and, of course, is not male.
I think Johnny Mathis is out, but I'd call him a '50s singer.
Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.
Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Fred Pete - Jul 10, 2009 4:56:44 am PDT #1217 of 6445
Ann, that's a ferret.
Jon B. - Jul 10, 2009 5:02:16 am PDT #1218 of 6445
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
When did JM come out?
Fred Pete - Jul 10, 2009 5:33:22 am PDT #1219 of 6445
Ann, that's a ferret.
Wikipedia says he came out in 1982, went back in, then came out again about 3 years ago.
Jon B. - Jul 10, 2009 6:21:48 am PDT #1220 of 6445
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Thanks, FP. That could be the answer.
javachik - Jul 10, 2009 8:25:42 am PDT #1221 of 6445
Our wings are not tired.
It's so funny thinking that JM ever actually thought he was "in" a closet.
Sue - Jul 10, 2009 8:32:37 am PDT #1222 of 6445
hip deep in pie
I never knew Johnny Mathis was gay.
javachik - Jul 10, 2009 8:33:09 am PDT #1223 of 6445
Our wings are not tired.
Really??!!
Sue - Jul 10, 2009 8:42:33 am PDT #1224 of 6445
hip deep in pie
Nope. I guess I've never really considered Johnny Mathis' private life at all. But my friends and I did go through a phase when we listened to a lot of that 50s/60s pop, like Mathis and Doris Day.
StuntHusband - Jul 10, 2009 8:44:19 am PDT #1225 of 6445
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark
...I didn't know Mr. Mathis played for our (MY!) team.
But then, I'm so far out of the gay "mainstream" I live on Mars. The club that Jilli and I dance at is in the basement of the largest gay disco in Seattle. I've been going there for 20 years. I never knew there was a basement until the Vogue moved there.
(sigh)
Sophia Brooks - Jul 10, 2009 9:48:12 am PDT #1226 of 6445
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I never knew until this moment either. But I must admit I never gave it much thought.