Lavender Country's Patrick Haggerty, pioneering gay country musician, dies aged 78 | Music
The Washington musician and queer rights activist recorded some of the first openly gay country songs
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The Washington musician and queer rights activist recorded some of the first openly gay country songs
The country music community is mourning the loss of musician, activist and Lavender Country frontman Patrick Haggerty, who died on Oct. 31.
The late musician saw overdue appreciation for his bold, pioneering 70s gay country album when he was in his golden years
With the death of Patrick Haggerty, country music loses a trailblazer. His 1973 Lavender Country album nearly faded into obscurity. Instead, Haggerty became a voice for diversifying country music.
Patrick Country, a lifelong civil rights crusader whose band Lavender Country made what is widely considered the first openly gay country album, has died.