{"id":366,"date":"2013-08-22T19:35:49","date_gmt":"2013-08-23T02:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidraffin.com\/weblog\/?p=366"},"modified":"2014-12-14T16:52:17","modified_gmt":"2014-12-15T00:52:17","slug":"this-post-totally-gay-zebedy-colts-1969-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidraffin.com\/weblog\/this-post-totally-gay-zebedy-colts-1969-album\/","title":{"rendered":"This Post? Totally Gay. Zebedy Colt’s 1969 album."},"content":{"rendered":"

Let me tell you a story about Zebedy Colt, a man who lived four lives.<\/p>\n

1. A child actor<\/a> in the 1930s who appeared in major Hollywood productions.
\n2. A stage actor in Broadway theater.
\n3. An innovator in gay music, releasing an album<\/a> in 1969 where he sang gay songs straight. Or straight songs gay. Depending on how you look at it.
\n4. A 1970s actor<\/a> and director in mostly straight X-rated cinema.<\/p>\n

His record was called “I’ll Sing For You.” It was recorded with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and is really quite good. It can be streamed from this site: \u00a0Queer Music Heritage<\/a>\u00a0which also has more information.<\/p>\n

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Let me tell you a story about Zebedy Colt, a man who lived four lives. 1. A child actor in the 1930s who appeared in major Hollywood productions. 2. A stage actor in Broadway theater. 3. An innovator in gay music, releasing an album in 1969 where he sang gay songs straight. Or straight songs gay. Depending on how you look at it. 4. A 1970s actor and director in mostly straight X-rated cinema. His record was called “I’ll Sing For You.” It was recorded with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and is really quite good. 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