Patrick Country, a lifelong civil rights crusader whose band Lavender Country made what is widely considered the first openly gay country album, has died.
Pioneering country artist Patrick Haggerty, known for releasing "Lavender Country," the first gay country album in 1973, passed away Monday at home in Bremerton, Washington, from complications following a stroke. He was 78 years old.
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In his late 70s, one man never imagined he'd suddenly find himself touring the country playing songs he thought the world would never hear. Nearly 50 years after his first album, he's just released the second, and he's now traveling Tennessee playing the music.
In his late 70s, one man never imagined he'd suddenly find himself touring the country playing songs he thought the world would never hear. Nearly 50 years after his first album, he's just released the second, and he's now traveling Tennessee playing the music.