It was 1968 and I heard there was a lesbian bar called Kooky’s in the Village and I went down there and felt very comfortable. In London I worked at a piano bar and in New York I was playing guitar in Upper East Side bars until I got into gay bars where I also played music for a living. ![]() I had some business in Ohio, where I’m from, and then came to New York and immediately got a job in a straight bar singing, which is how I made my living. I’m American but had been attending school in Scotland and then playing in London. Sandy Rapp: I was in New York from London (I’m a musician, so I had been playing in London). Gwen Shockey: What was the first experience you ever had at a predominantly lesbian or queer dominated space and what did it feel like to be there Sandy? The following conversation was recorded on Januat 6pm by phone from New York, NY to Florida. Through her music Sandy sheds an empowering light on the struggles and successes of lesbian and queer communities. ![]() ![]() Sandy has been performing and singing in lesbian and queer bars, clubs and venues in New York City and beyond since the 1960s.
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