Nashville Native - Jackie Shane

Jackie Shane (1940-2019), was one of the first transgender people in popular music. Born in a man's body, she was the first artist to choose to live openly as a woman. This at a time when th... Read allJackie Shane (1940-2019), was one of the first transgender people in popular music. Born in a man's body, she was the first artist to choose to live openly as a woman. This at a time when the living space for black people in the United States was extremely limited: makeup and tig... Read allJackie Shane (1940-2019), was one of the first transgender people in popular music. Born in a man's body, she was the first artist to choose to live openly as a woman. This at a time when the living space for black people in the United States was extremely limited: makeup and tight dresses could have taken her life. Vowing to escape the Jim Crow South, in the late 195... Read all