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Patrick Haggerty, 78, of Lavender Country Passes Away

The activist of his whole life recorded what is now considered the first openly gay country music album.

Patrick Haggerty Cause Of Death

The activist and musician, 78, passed away on Monday (October 31), following a stroke he suffered a few weeks prior, according to a statement released on the band’s official social media pages. The statement reads, “He was able to spend his final days at home surrounded by his children and lifelong partner, JB.”

Patrick Haggerty Children

Haggerty has two children: Robin, a biological daughter with his lesbian friend Lois Thetford, and an adopted son Amilcar, who was co-parented by Haggerty and his biological mother Linda Navarro. He married his longtime partner Julius “J.B.” Broughton in the mid.

Patrick Haggerty Husband

Patrick married his longtime partner Julius “J.B.” Broughton in the mid 2000s.

Haggerty recruited pals from the Seattle, Washington area to form Lavender Country in 1973 and lead what is widely regarded as the first openly homosexual country country band. They broke the conservative norms that still hold country music back almost 50 years later with songs like “Come Out Singing” and “Cryin’ These Cocksucking Tears.” A reissue of the album in 2014 by the label Paradise of Bachelors revived interest in Haggerty’s innovative work, but it had fallen into obscurity by then. Blackberry Rose, the second Lavender Country album from Haggerty, was first released independently in 2019 before being extensively distributed by Don Giovanni Records.

Patrick Haggerty was “one of the funniest, kindest, bravest, and smartest persons I ever encountered,” according to a statement released by Don Giovanni Records. He always fought for what he thought was right, and now the people he cared about will carry on his struggle.

In a memorial, Paradise of Bachelors co-founder Brendan Greaves said, “He was more than a hero; he was also a friend, mentor, comrade, and fatherly figure for us and our families.” Spending time with him was always a hysterical, exciting new experience.

Patrick Haggerty was born on September 27, 1944, and he and his nine siblings raised their families on a dairy farm not far from Port Angeles, Washington. Even in rural America in the early 1950s, Haggerty’s father was accepting and accepting of his son’s sexual orientation. Haggerty’s father encouraged him to be himself at an early age, and he recalled that conversation in a 2015 StoryCorps tape.

After completing high school, Haggerty participated in the Peace Corps, but was eventually expelled due to his sexual orientation. Haggerty became an outspoken supporter for gay rights, anti-racist justice, tenants’ rights, and more after witnessing the excitement and success of the Stonewall riots in the summer of 1969. For almost 30 years, he and his husband were both involved in the AIDS justice organization ACT UP, and he stood for city council twice.

Haggerty stayed active in the community after leaving paid employment by volunteering at nursing homes, where he sang classic country tunes and other requests from the residents. Haggerty toured the United States with his songs, and he noted that playing regularly maintained him in fit to tour in support of Lavender Country after its 2014 reissue. After the state of North Carolina passed HB-2, the anti-trans “bathroom bill,” in 2016, Lavender Country was the first band announced to play at a music festival.

In an interview with Pitchfork from earlier this year, Haggerty discussed his career. To have his anti-fascist activity and his art finally merge into a single “me” is “actually quite astounding,” he remarked. I get to use all my talent and hambone in my life’s work, which is to go on stage and scream like a Marxist bimbo. I am allowed to be really authentic.

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