Bruce Wayne Campbell (December 14, 1946 – August 3, 1983), known by his stage name Jobriath, was an American
rock
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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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.
Biography
Early life and career
Born in
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
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,
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
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as a
child prodigy
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.
While he was a high school student, he became further interested in classical music, and favored composers such as
Sergei Prokofiev
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, and 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.
After graduating from Upper Merion High School (in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania) in 1964, Jobriath took an interest in folk music, partly inspired by seeing
Peter, Paul and Mary
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, in concert several times.
He briefly formed a folk group with the help of his music teacher who arranged for two identical-twins, Marty and Grace, to join him. As a trio they named themselves "The Last Three", and played several regional shows in the PA area before Marty and Grace departed for college. While Jobriath attended
Temple University
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for one semester in the music program,
he soon dropped out. He was drafted into the
U.S. Army
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in the mid-1960s and went
AWOL
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within months.
[ Renaming himself Jobriath Salisbury, he relocated to Los Angeles.
]
Casting in ''Hair'' and early recordings with Pidgeon
After accompanying a friend to the audition for the musical ''Hair
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'' as a piano player, he impressed the producer and director with his singing and talents on the piano. He was soon cast by the director Tom O'Horgan into the leading role of Woof, a character implied to be gay.[''Lonely Planet Boy'' liner notes by Robert Cochrane] He appeared in the legendary West Coast West Coast or west coast may refer to:
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production at the Aquarius Theater on Sunset Boulevard
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. Despite receiving positive reviews for his performances, he was fired from the production for "upstaging" the other actors. After leaving the production in 1969, he joined the folk-rock band Pidgeon, which was then signed to Decca Records
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, as their lead singer, pianist and guitarist. The band recorded a debut album originally titled ''First Flight From the Forest'' which was re-titled by their label as the self-titled ''Pidgeon'', and—shortly after the album's release—the band released the single "Rubber Bricks" b/w "Prison Walls" before disbanding. Both were produced by Stan Farber. At this time he was traced by the Military Police
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and arrested, spending nearly six months in a military psychiatric hospital after suffering a breakdown. During this period he began writing the songs that would lead to his next musical incarnation.
Jerry Brandt, the hype and Jobriath Boone
In mid-December 1972, Jerry Brandt
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, Carly Simon
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's former manager, overheard a demo tape being played by Clive Davis
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at Columbia Records
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. Davis rejected the tape as "mad, unstructured and destructive to melody", but Brandt was quick to step in. Jobriath later remarked "that coming from a man who discovered both Patti Smith
Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946)
is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter and author who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album '' Horses''.
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and Barry Manilow
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...so much for sanity and structure!" Brandt located Jobriath in California, where he was living in an unfurnished apartment and working as a prostitute
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. "In walked this beautiful creature dressed in white. I said, Why don't you come out to Malibu and hang out?" This became a feature of the mythology used to promote Jobriath, and helps to explain the acrimony that followed the dissolution of their professional and personal relationship.
Brandt signed Jobriath, now calling himself ''Jobriath Boone'', to Elektra Records
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for a reported $500,000, in what was allegedly the most lucrative recording contract of its time. Jobriath was signed to a two-album deal. A huge marketing campaign and media blitz ensued, including full-page advertisements in ''Vogue
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'', ''Penthouse
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'', and ''Rolling Stone
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'' magazines, full-length posters on over 250 New York City buses and a huge 41' by 43' billboard in Times Square
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. All featured the forthcoming debut album sleeve design by noted photographer Shig Ikeda, which featured a nude Jobriath, made to resemble an ancient Roman statue. Plans were announced for a lavish three night live debut at the Paris Opera
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that December, at a cost of $200,000 and a subsequent tour of European opera houses. Jobriath informed the press that the show would feature him dressed as "King Kong being projected upwards on a mini Empire State Building. This will turn into a giant spurting penis and I will have transformed into Marlene Dietrich
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." Elektra, concerned about spiraling production costs, postponed the Paris Opera shows until February, later canceling them due to expense.
Amidst this barrage of promotion, the debut album ''Jobriath
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 in ...
'' was released on June 15, 1973, garnering mostly positive reviews. ''Rolling Stone'' stated that Jobriath had "talent to burn", '' Cashbox'' called it "truly one of the most interesting albums of the year", and ''Record World
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'' hailed it as "brilliantly incisive", referring to Jobriath as "a true Renaissance man who will gain a tremendous following". ''Esquire
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'' disagreed, calling it "the hype of the year". The album was co-produced by Eddie Kramer
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and Jobriath, featuring string arrangements by Jobriath, recorded at Olympic Studios
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with the London Symphony Orchestra
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. Kramer described Jobriath in ''Mojo
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'' as "a romantic soul, really. He wanted orchestrations like old film music, though he knew nothing about scoring. So he bought a book on orchestration and within a week he'd come up with scores of a haunting quality". Peter Frampton
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is also credited on the album, though his contribution is unclear.
During this period, Brandt continued making extravagant statements such as "Elvis, the Beatles, and Jobriath" and declaring that both he and Jobriath had booked flights on Pan Am
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erican's first passenger flight to the moon. Meanwhile, Jobriath declared himself "rock's truest fairy", a comment that did little to increase his popularity at the time but has since confirmed his status as the first openly gay rock singer to be signed to a major record label.
Jobriath's debut public performance was made on television, when Brandt secured him an appearance on the popular show '' The Midnight Special''. The costumes were designed by Jobriath and the choreography was by Joyce Trisler, of the Joffrey Ballet
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. Two songs were performed: "I'maman" and "Rock of Ages", the latter substituting for "Take Me I'm Yours" which was pulled after the producer objected to its overtly sado-masochistic
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theme. The long-awaited live performance finally came in July 1974 with two sold-out shows at New York's The Bottom Line club. Sales for the album, however, were poor, and it failed to secure a chart placing.
Six months after the release of the debut album, ''Creatures of the Street
''Creatures of the Street'' is the second album by the glam rock artist Jobriath. It was released in 1974 on Elektra Records. The album was compiled from the sessions for its predecessor. Highlights include the jaunty "Ooh La La", the almost fol ...
'' was released, again featuring Peter Frampton, as well as John Paul Jones
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of Led Zeppelin
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. The costumes were by Stephen Sprouse
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. The photography was by Gered Mankowitz
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. Compiled from the extensive sessions for its predecessor, it was launched without any fanfare or media promotion and failed commercially. A US tour followed, where Jobriath and his backing-band (called 'The Creatures') did several residencies around the US (in Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles & Memphis) during which recordings took place at local studios for a projected third album. Despite the tour having several well-attended shows and/or several sold-out nights, both Brandt and Elektra stopped financing the tour midway through. Despite this, Jobriath and the band completed the tour, continuing to bill Elektra for expenses. A final show, at the University of Alabama
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, ended in five encores and the fire department being summoned when the excited audience set off the alarm.
Cole Berlin, cabaret and The Chelsea Hotel
In January 1975, Jobriath announced his retirement from the music industry and moved into a pyramid-topped rooftop apartment at the Chelsea Hotel in New York City. He attempted to resume his acting career, and was invited to audition for the role of Al Pacino
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's lover in the film ''Dog Day Afternoon
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''. According to keyboard player Hayden Wayne, Jobriath had the script for ''Dog Day Afternoon'' backstage at a concert at Nassau Coliseum
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, and claimed he did not want to do the film due to the character's wearing of a dress. Calling himself "Cole Berlin" (a play on both Cole Porter
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Born to ...
and Irving Berlin
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), he worked as a cabaret singer at a restaurant called the Covent Garden, as well as clubs and cabarets, augmenting his income with occasional prostitution.
Death
By the time his 10-year contract with Brandt was finally up, Jobriath was sick with AIDS
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. He began to feel ill in late 1981 but still managed to contribute to the Chelsea Hotel's 100th birthday celebrations in November 1982. He died on August 3, 1983, one week after the end of his original 10-year contract with Jerry Brandt expired.
Legacy
In November 2004, long-time fan Morrissey
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oversaw Jobriath's first CD re-issue, a compilation called ''Lonely Planet Boy''. It was produced by Eddie Kramer
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. Morrissey had previously attempted to secure Jobriath as a support act for the tour in support of his ''Your Arsenal
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The album received critical acclaim and reached number 4 on the UK Albums Chart.
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'' album, having been unaware that the singer had died some years previously. Both Jobriath's original studio albums were officially reissued on CD in Japan in late 2007, remastered and issued in mini-vinyl replica sleeves. They were released in the U.S. in standard jewel-box packaging in 2008 by Collectors' Choice Music
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.
The group Balcony released a semi-tribute track entitled "Jobriath" as a free MP3
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anonymously on the internet in 2000 that was later included on their second album ''Before Needs''. He is referenced using his legal name by the indie-folk band Okkervil River
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on the final song of their 2008 album ''The Stand Ins
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released a cover of "Heartbeat" on some versions of their 2006 album '' Yeah!''. "Morning Starship" was sampled by hip-hop artist Ill Bill
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on the title track to his 2007 mixtape album ''Black Metal''.
Filmmaker Kieran Turner (''24 Nights'') created a feature documentary about the late singer called ''Jobriath A.D.
''Jobriath A.D.'' is a 2012 American biographical documentary film written, produced and directed by Kieran Turner. The documentary details the rise and fall of the first openly gay rock star Jobriath. The film features commentary by Jerry Brandt ...
'' In 2012 Ann Magnuson
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released an EP featuring four Jobriath songs and a spoken-word narrative. On October 29, 2013, Eschatone Records Eschatone is a New York-based record label founded in 2006 by Jed Davis, Joseph Slevin, and Lisa Brennan. With no allegiance to any genre, Eschatone releases the work of artists including Brian Dewan, The Visitors, wax.on wax.off, Michael Bassett, a ...
released three 1971 Jobriath tracks digitally and on 10" vinyl as the EP ''Amazing Dope Tales.'' On May 6, 2014, Eschatone Records released ''As the River Flows'', a full-length album of never-before released Jobriath recordings from 1971–72 on CD, limited edition vinyl and in digital format. On December 5, 2018, Morrissey released a statement that his next album, ''California Son
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'', would open with a cover of Jobriath's "Morning Starship".
Discography
Studio albums
*1969 ''Pidgeon'' – Decca
*1973 ''Jobriath
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'' – Elektra
*1974 ''Creatures of the Street
''Creatures of the Street'' is the second album by the glam rock artist Jobriath. It was released in 1974 on Elektra Records. The album was compiled from the sessions for its predecessor. Highlights include the jaunty "Ooh La La", the almost fol ...
'' – Elektra
Compilations
*2004 ''Lonely Planet Boy'' – Attack / Sanctuary
*2014 ''As the River Flows'' – Eschatone
*2015 ''Popstar: The Lost Musical'' – Factory25
Singles
*1969 "Rubber Bricks" / "Prison Walls" (with Pidgeon) – Decca
*1974 "Take Me I'm Yours" / "Earthling" – Elektra
*1974 "I'maman" / "Rock of Ages" – Elektra / Barclay
*1974 "Liten Up" / "Ooh La La" – Elektra
*1974 "Street Corner Love" / "Rock of Ages" – Elektra
*1974 "Ooh La La" / "Gone Tomorrow" – Elektra
*2004 "I Love a Good Fight" + "Scumbag" – Attack / Sanctuary
* 2013 "Amazing Dope Tales" + "As the River Flows" + "City Freak" – Eschatone
References
External links
*
*
*
Jobriath Resurrection
* Jobriath's Allmusic biography*
Jobriath page
at Ron "Boogiemonster" Gerber's Crap from the Past site
Jobriath page at Rate Your Music
''Lonely Planet Boy'' review
Unofficial MySpace page featuring unreleased recordings
Jobriath article at Classic Rock
Jobriath article at PopMatters
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