The Flirtations (group)

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The Flirtations
OriginUnited States
Genresa cappella
Years active1988–1997
Past membersJon Arterton
Michael Callen
Aurelio Font
TJ Myers
Eliot Pilshaw
Jimmy Rutland
Suede
Cliff Townsend

The Flirtations were a pro-LGBT, male a cappella musical group active from 1988 to 1997. The original members were Co-founders Jon Arterton and Elliot Pilshaw, Michael Callen, Aurelio Font and TJ Myers. On the Out On the Road album they were joined by Cliff Townsend and Jimmy Rutland. The group later reconfigured: for the album Three, Jon Arterton and Jimmy Rutland were joined by Suede.

Their music provided an opportunity for both a celebration of gay culture and a call to arms in the battle against AIDS and homophobia. Two of the group's original members died from AIDS: TJ Myers in 1989 and gay activist Michael Callen in 1993. The Flirtations performed at a number of prominent national venues including Carnegie Hall, and performed a song in the party scene of the Tom Hank's film Philadelphia. They also performed on a number of television shows including Good Morning America, the Phil Donohue Show, HBO's documentary "Why Am I Gay?", and In the Life. In the course of their ten-year career they performed with fourteen different incarnations. Arterton was the group's main arranger and the only singer to participate in the group's entire career. [1][2][3][4]

Discography

  • 1990: The Flirtations
  • 1993: Live: Out on the Road
  • 1996: Three [5]

The Flirtations contributed one cut each to the following collections:

  • 1992: Feeding The Flame: Songs By Men to End AIDS (The Flirt Song - by The Flirtations - Track 8 and Crazy World - by Michael Callen - Track 9)[6]
  • 1995: A love worth fighting for A celebration of gay and lesbian singers and songwriters, Volume one. (Angels, Punks And Raging Queens - The Flirtations - Track 12)[7]
  • 1995: Winter moon. A celebration of gay and lesbian singers and songwriters and friends, Volume two. (Do Not Turn Away - Michael Callen - Track 8 and Everything Possible - The Flirtations - Track 14)[8]

References

  1. ^ CDBaby.com: The Flirtations
  2. ^ Winamp.com: The Flirtations
  3. ^ PerformingArts.net: The Flirtations Archived December 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Jordan, Susan (October 1991). "The Flirtations: Shooting Stars" (PDF). The Empty Closet. pp. 8, 11. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  5. ^ Amazon
  6. ^ "Feeding The Flame: Songs By Men To End Aids". www.amazon.com. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "A love worth fighting for A celebration of gay and lesbian singers and songwriters, Volume one". www.amazon.com. Streeter Music. 1995. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  8. ^ "Winter moon. A celebration of gay and lesbian singers and songwriters and friends, Volume two". www.amazon.com. Steeter Music. 1995. Retrieved May 23, 2020.

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