Mark Weigle
{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
Mark Weigle (born 1967 in Annandale, Minnesota) is an American singer/songwriter.{{cite web |title=Navigating the out road - gay musicians |work=The Advocate |date=1999-05-11 |first=James |last=Anthony |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_1999_May_11/ai_54543077 |accessdate=2007-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010211128/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_1999_May_11/ai_54543077 |archive-date=2008-10-10 |url-status=dead }} At the 2003 Outmusic Awards, Weigle received five Outmusic nominations and won in three categories, including: "Outsong of the Year", "Outstanding New Recording", and "Outstanding Producer".{{cite web |title=2003 Out Music Awards |url=http://www.outmusic.com/oma2003/index.html |accessdate=2007-07-06}}
His 1998 debut album, The Truth Is, included low-key compositions in a country/folk style, such as "The Two Cowboy Waltz". His 2003 album, Different and the Same, included adaptations of others' songs, such as "867-5309/Jenny" (Weigle's version changed the name and gender of the song's subject to "867-5309/Jimmy"), and "Love Song To A Stranger".
Discography
- 1998 - The Truth Is
- 2000 - All That Matters
- 2002 - Out of The Loop
- 2003 - Different and the Same
- 2005 - SoulSex (Wrestling the Angel/Versatile)
- 2007 - Mark Weigle
Collaborations
In 2004, Weigle sang a duet with indie singer-songwriter Skott Freedman on the Magnetic Fields' song "Papa Was a Rodeo". The version appears on Freedman's 2004 release, Judge a Book.
References
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External links
- [http://www.wjffradio.org/FolkPlus/interviews/Weigle.html 2000 Folk Plus interview transcript]
- [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/06/22/WB130710.DTL 2001 San Francisco Chronicle interview]
- [http://www.windycitytimes.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=24165 2001 Windy City Times interview]
- [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/06/12/PKGB8D4CQ51.DTL&type=gaylesbian 2005 San Francisco Chronicle interview]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONOVpdKC8ng Two Cowboy Waltz video]
- [http://www.queermusicheritage.us/weigle2.html Queer Music Heritage - Mark Weigle Tribute Section] compiled by JD Doyle
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