Gladys Bentley Wild Geese Blues

Gladys Bentley-Wild Geese Blues-accompanied by Eddie Lang, guitar. November 2, 1928.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• 1920's
• jazz
• Eddie
• Lang
• Gladys
• Bentley

[breebombshell]

i think every african american needs to be taught history like this.shes a pioneer no matter if you believe in homosexuality or not. i adore her and so many other LGBT artist of this time period. this is definately a piece of our history that needs to be taught

[jazzgirl1920s]

@breebombshell - I would really like to have heard her in person. I think she probably was a fantastic entertainer as well as a singer.

[texxxasfynest]

Such a wonderful piece of Black History that is never told. She was a pioneer in music, and she was openly Lesbian... This, during a time when African Americans were fighting for equality, being Lesbian with that and you could only imagine how hard life for her may have been.

Unfortunately, she was forced to adopt a heterosexual lifestyle because of the Black Church.

In spite of that, this is black history that needs to be told - especially to GLBT people of color.

[lonelyqueen86]

this is a wonderful little piece of history--how different the world was when this was being recorded!

[ChrissieBana]

ooh baby, give me more of that jazz!

[arjhendrix]

bliss channel

thx you for sharing/caring

regards

[xxQueenOfXtremexx]

WOW.

That's all i can say.

[koogeek]

@texxxasfynest She was forced into a heterosexual lifestyle? She headlined at the clam house?

[et6yEhzxexzhrz]

Great recording, very clean!

[terigower]

this is favourited and 5 stars will share it on......mary

[SINeca6]

She's amazing!!