CARL BEAN: BORN THIS WAY

Years ago, I interviewed Rev. Carl Bean at his church in LA for Genre magazine. He sang a gay anthem I WAS BORN THIS WAY, which has renewed interest because of Lady Gaga's current gay anthem with a similar name. He was an out artist on Motown in the '70's--very groundbreaking.



I've been on my knees in front of many older black men, but usually not in a church environment. However, the soul-shaking singing voice of Carl Bean has brought entire dancefloors to their knees.

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