Maxine Feldman
American folk musician and singer-songwriter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maxine "Max" Adele Feldman (December 26, 1945 – August 17, 2007) was an American folk singer-songwriter, comedian and pioneer of women's music.[1][2][3] Feldman's song "Angry Atthis," first performed in May 1969 and first recorded in 1972,[4][5] is considered the first openly distributed out lesbian song[6] of what would become the women's music movement.[7][8] Feldman identified as a "big loud Jewish butch lesbian."[9][10]
Maxine Feldman | |
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Born | (1945-12-26)December 26, 1945 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
Died | August 17, 2007(2007-08-17) (aged 61) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
Alma mater | El Camino College |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, comedian |
Known for | Women's music |
In later years, Feldman embraced a gender-fluid identity, according to partner Helen Thornton. Thornton described her partner's identity as "both/and" rather than "either/or."[11] Feldman had been comfortable with either gender label and wore men's clothing on stage.[10]