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Maxine
Feldman passed away on August 18th, 2007. Also,
in 2011 a Tribute CD, "Amazon 35" was released, |
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Artist
Links: Click to see some historic magazine articles that include Maxine Feldman |
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Maxine
Feldman recorded the first openly lesbian 45, "Angry Atthis,"
in 1972, which she wrote 3 years earlier.
Robin Tyler produced the record and she and her comedy partner, Patty Harrison, took her on their tour for over a year, doing their warm-up act. Right, that historic first 45, And below, two festival Photos from 1977. Her song "Amazon" became a proud institution at the Michigan Women's Festival |
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for a Lot More Maxine Feldman Click on my Maxine Tribute Video to see it
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Robin
Tyler
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Above,
Robin Tyler in 1977, and on right, an earlier shot of Harrison and
Tyler, the first feminist comedy team.
Click for extensive article on Robin Tyler from
Body Politic (Toronto), Sept 1979 |
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Robin
Flower & Naomi Littlebear
Robin
Flower (above) sang on that historic 45, along with Naomi Littlebear,
who is second
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Yer
Girlfriend
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The group Yer Girlfriend was comprised of Carol Kraemer, Laura Shine, Kathy Weisbach, Patty O. Veranda, & Phyllis Free. They released three fine CDs from 1989 through 1995, and their 1992 "L-Word Spoken Here" CD included a tribute to Maxine Feldman, by doing her song "Angry Atthis"
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I also contribute programming to This Way Out, in order to give more exposure
to Maxine's contributions I submitted a segment, culled from the interview,
which they aired on 200+ stations around the world on December 9, 2002.
Click to hear that segment. |