Who: Jobriath (aka Bruce Wayne Campbell, Jobriath Boone, Cole Berlin)
What: Jobriath
Where: New York’s Chelsea Hotel pyramid-topped rooftop apartment via Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California via King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
Why: The self anointed “true fairy of rock” (as opposed to the pretenders and “posers” of the era) Bruce Wayne Campbell (December 14, 1946 – August 3, 1983), in the guise of Jobriath, was the first openly gay rock musician signed to a major record label.
When: 1973