Ari Gold, 47, Gay Musician, RIP
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(Sir) Ari Gold has passed away at 47 from leukemia. While he never quite broke out to mainstream radio as a solo performer, Ari had a long stretch of success within the LGBT and dance music scenes.
He sang backing vocals for Diana Ross and Cyndi Lauper, and later had several collaborations with RuPaul.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/ari-gold-pioneering-lgbtq-artist-dies-at-47/ar-BB1dHEv1
Curious if anyone here enjoyed his music. And while he wasn't the first, Ari did a lot for queer visibility in the recording industry -- out and loud and proud. RIP.
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I had no idea who he was until you made this post.
On a side note, he's not a real "Sir" as he was "knighted" by a "royal drag queen" from the Imperial Court of New York.
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@raphjd said in Ari Gold, 47, Gay Musician, RIP:
On a side note, he's not a real "Sir" as he was "knighted" by a "royal drag queen" from the Imperial Court of New York.
Yes, that's why I put the (Sir) in parens. As for the rationale behind his adopting it on social media, on the long-running HBO series Entourage, one of the lead characters, played by actor Jeremy Piven, was also named Ari Gold.
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I heard about his passing a few months ago and couldn't believe it.
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