Shane's story was immortalized in her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee, through a historical marker which was unveiled on Sept. 20. Jackie Shane, a trailblazing Black trans singer from Nashville, ...

"Tell her that I'm happy. Tell her that I'm gay. Tell her I wouldn't have it — any other way,” sings soul artist Jackie Shane on a 1967 live recording from the Sapphire Tavern. That lyric captures the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A one-disk album of nine songs ...

Jackie Shane, a black transgender soul singer who packed nightclubs in 1960s Toronto before she stepped out of the spotlight for decades, only to re-emerge with a Grammy-nominated record in her 70s, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — She was far ahead of her time when she began gigging around Nashville. Her family's now making sure her story's being shared around the city. "It's like she knew," said ...

Tell her I wouldn’t have it...Any other way.” Crys Matthews, a singer and songwriter, reflects on those lyrics, “To be able to say in that lyric I wouldn’t have it any other way. I don’t have any ...

A contemporary of icons like Little Richard and Etta James, R&B/soul singer Jackie Shane left an indelible mark on the music scene in the ’60s—and then disappeared for nearly half a century. Born and ...