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.
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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
"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).
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
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.
Donated by Tom Wilson Weinberg, date unknown.
[Box/folder #, or item name] Tom Wilson Weinberg Collection, Coll2014-007, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama, February 2014.
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.
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 AC2546