Today is #publication day for COUNTRY QUEERS: A LOVE STORY
I'm so excited! I've had my copy for a few days, and I've been sharing
Launch event is today: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/haymarketbooks/1415600
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Hello Beautiful Friends!!!!
My good friend and oral history hero, Rae Garringer, has been working on the project โจCountry Queersโจ for 11 years and their #book is about to come out!!
Iโm trying to help them raise some $ for a book tour to make sure the stories go to the communities that need them most.
If you can help, itโd be super appreciated
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Musical Interlude: Here's a little-known artist, Wilma Burgess, a middling country artist who never quite got the renown she deserved. Burgess was queer and it wasn't openly known, except her songs were generally about "you" rather than "him". She later operated a lesbian bar in Nashville, The Hitching Post. Here's her biggest hit.
"Misty Blue," performed by Wilma Burgess.
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