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Jayne County is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer whose career has spanned six decades. Under the name Wayne County, she was the vocalist of influential proto-punk band Wayne County & the Electric Chairs who became known for their campy and foul-mouthed ballads, glam punk inspired songs, and image which was heavily influenced by Jackie Curtis and the Theatre of the ...
14 de jul. de 2021 · Jayne County has a life story you couldn’t make up, so we should be grateful she’s poured it into her enthralling memoir Man Enough to Be a Woman.Originally published in 1995, this year’s new and revised edition includes a perceptive introduction from writer-filmmaker Juliet Jacques and a rather wistful epilogue in which County ponders her legacy as rock’s first openly trans singer.
Initially making his name as a prominent scenester during the heady days of the early-'70s New York punk club scene, Wayne County later gained additional renown as rock's first prominent transsexual performer, billing herself as Jayne County following her return to the U.S. from Berlin in 1980.
Released August 1978. Tracks: Storm The Gates Of Heaven,Cry Of Angels,Speed Demon,Mr. Normal,Man Enough To Be A Woman,Trying To Get On The Radio,I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night,Tomorrow Is Another Day*Contained lyric sheet. Multicoloured vinyl. The German release was on black vinyl Cat No. 064 CRY 61847 (LP).
29 de jul. de 2022 · Jayne County was originally known as the singer of Wayne County & the Electric Chairs one of the original first wave of punk bands from the 1970s NYC scene. The band was headed by a Georgia-born transsexual who named herself Wayne County after the Michigan county that the proto-punk act MC5 hailed from, only to later change her name to Jayne County.
21 de mar. de 2024 · The term ‘transgender’ was virtually unheard of during the 1970s, but of course, County was never one to bow down to expectations of normality. After transitioning to become Jayne County, the songwriter established herself as the first openly, unapologetically and, often, confrontationally transgender musician in all of rock music, years ...
27 de ene. de 2020 · Now living in quiet rural Georgia with 19 cats, Jayne is mostly making visual art, but also some music, including a new single “I Don’t Fit In Anywhere”. PKM recently caught up with Jayne County, who talked about the single, her rock & roll past, a weird encounter with John Lennon, Egyptian mythology and much more.
