Jobriath
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Bruce Wayne Campbell (December 14, 1946 – August 3, 1983), known by his stage name Jobriath, was an American rock musician and actor. He was the first openly gay rock musician to be signed to a major record label and one of the first internationally famous musicians to die of AIDS.
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1946-12-14
- Active to
- 1983-08-03
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Jobriath was born Bruce Wayne Campbell and was signed with Elektra Records which, according to legend, had high hopes of turning him into 'the great American glam singer.' His debut album Jobriath (released in 1973) was hyped heavily, including the purchase of an immense billboard in New York's Times Square to advertise it. While the album was well-received by some critics who cited a distinct show tunes and/or vaudeville influence, despite the album intentionally being produced to sound like
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- Jobriath
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.alias
- Jobriath SalisburyJobriath BooneCole BerlinBryce Campbell
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- Jobriath 1973.jpg
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- Jobriath in 1973
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- solo_singer
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.birth_name
- Bruce Wayne Campbell
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.birth_place
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.death_place
- New York City, U.S.
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.years_active
- 1965–1983
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.associated_acts
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Berlin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Jobriath 1973.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1946-12-14
- date of death
- 1983-08-03
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
- time period
- 20th century
- sexual orientation
- gay
- medical condition
- HIV/AIDS
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Early life and career
- Casting in ''Hair'' and early recordings with Pidgeon
- Jerry Brandt, the hype and Jobriath Boone
- Cole Berlin, cabaret and The Chelsea Hotel
- Death
- Legacy
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Compilations
- Singles
- Notes
- References
- External links
Bruce Wayne Campbell (December 14, 1946 – August 3, 1983), known by his stage name Jobriath, was an American rock musician and actor. He was the first openly gay rock musician to be signed to a major record label and one of the first internationally famous musicians to die of AIDS.
==Biography== ===Early life and career=== Born Bruce Wayne Campbell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jobriath showed early musical talent for playing the piano, and soon played organ in his local church. It was during this time his talents led him to being introduced to Eugene Ormandy as a child prodigy. While he was a high school student, he became further interested in classical music, and favored composers such as Sergei Prokofiev. He wrote the first two movements of his first symphony by his senior year in high school, but for reasons unknown chose not to complete it.
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