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Finding Aid to the Tom Wilson Weinberg Collection, 1979-2009 Coll2014.007

Finding aid prepared by Loni Shibuyama Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California 909 West Adams Boulevard Los Angeles, California, 90007 (213) 821-2771 [email protected] (c) 2014

Finding Aid to the Tom Wilson Coll2014.007 1 Weinberg Collection, 1979-2009 Coll2014.007 Title: Tom Wilson Weinberg collection Identifier/Call Number: Coll2014.007 Contributing Institution: ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California Language of Material: English Physical Description: 0.1 linear foot.1 folder + 8 audio items. Date (inclusive): 1979-2009 Abstract: Publicity material, correspondence, audiocassettes, one compact disc and two record albums, 1979-2009, from gay musician and composer, Tom Wilson Weinberg. The collection comprises publicity and sound recordings from Weinberg's gay musical revues, All-American Boy, Don't Mess with Mary, Gay Name Game, Get Used to It and Ten Percent Revue. creator: Weinberg, Tom Wilson Biography "Tom Wilson Weinberg began singing original queer-themed songs in coffee houses and gay pride events in the late seventies. His early albums Gay Name Game (1979) and All-American Boy (1982) were among the first in this new genre. "His shows Ten Percent Revue (1987) and Get Used to It! (1992) were produced off-Broadway by Laura Green and John Glines, respectively, published by Broadway Play Publishing Company, toured extensively and recorded by Aboveground Records. Weinberg's compilation Don't Mess With Mary (1994) was the official CD of Stonewall 25. " Sixty Years with Bruhs and Gean, commissioned by the New York City Gay Men's Chorus, debuted at Carnegie Hall and was later sung at Lincoln Center in 1995. An expanded version of the show was presented by the Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Theater Festival in 2003, at The Duplex in New York and on Fire Island in 2004. Tom's The Teachings of Chairman Rick was part of the 2005 Philly Fringe Festival. Rick was revived in 2006, Bruhs and Gean in 2007. In 2008 Tom and singers Keith Kaczorowski and Melissa Kolczynski began a series of cabaret performances about the relationship of Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok, [and] is in development in New York, with a book by Peggy Stafford and directed by Darren Katz. A recent reading and demo CD features Lea Delaria in the role of Hickok. Weinberg's song "Lesbian Seagull" was featured in the film Beavis and Butt-head Do America (Paramount/MTV), on the soundtrack (Geffen/Universal), published by Warner Chappell and released as a single with Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'Love Rollercoaster.' "Honors include a Drama-Logue Award (Los Angeles), Golden Gull Award (Provincetown), Bessie Smith Award (Boston) and OUTmusic Heritage Award (New York). Tom was a founder of Giovanni's Room and president of The Attic Youth Center, both in Philadelphia. He is a member of ASCAP, OUTmusic and The Purple Circuit. He lives with John Whyte, his husband of 39 years." Source: "Biography," http://www.tomwilsonweinberg.com/Biography.html (accessed February 13, 2014). Conditions Governing Access The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions. Conditions Governing Use All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. Acquisition Donated by Tom Wilson Weinberg, date unknown. Preferred Citation [Box/folder #, or item name] Tom Wilson Weinberg Collection, Coll2014-007, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California. Processing Information Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama, February 2014. Scope and Contents The collection comprises publicity material, correspondence, audiocassettes, one compact disc and two record albums, 1979-2009, from gay musician and composer, Tom Wilson Weinberg. The bulk of the collection is publicity and sound recordings from Weinberg's gay musical revues, All-American Boy, Don't Mess with Mary, Gay Name Game, Get Used to It and Ten Percent Revue. Arrangement

Finding Aid to the Tom Wilson Coll2014.007 2 Weinberg Collection, 1979-2009 Coll2014.007 This collection is arranged alphabetically. Subjects and Indexing Terms Audiocassettes Gay composers Gay musicians Musical theater

Tom Wilson Weinberg collection

Folder 1 Publicity material and other papers 1990-2009 Item AC2544 All-American Boy 1982 General Physical Description note: 1 audiocassette.

Item LP0189 All-American Boy 1982 General Physical Description note: 1 long-playing (LP) record.

Item ACD0211 Don't Mess with Mary 1994 General Physical Description note: 1 compact disc.

Item AC2545 Gay Name Game 1979 General Physical Description note: 1 audiocassette.

Item LP0190 Gay Name Game 1979 General Physical Description note: 1 long-playing (LP) record.

Item AC2546 Get Used to It, a New Musical Revue 1993 General Physical Description note: 1 audiocassette.

Item AC0900 Ten Percent Revue 1987 General Physical Description note: 1 audiocassette.

Finding Aid to the Tom Wilson Coll2014.007 3 Weinberg Collection, 1979-2009 Coll2014.007