24-02-2014, 17:28
There was a time in the early '80's when gay players were prominent in Disco (not surprising--Disco started in gay bathhouses and clubs--see Bette Midler for details). Anyway in Britain Bronski Beat, The Communards and Marc Almond were The Thing (Mr. Somerville was with/ was the leader of all 3). A bit too, er, flamboyant for some but superior dance music that, as you can see, has stood the test of time. Here's a charming bit of a clip, JS being long past the glory years: http://woordup.com/jimmy-somerville-join...lltown-boy