‘I Kissed a Lady’ hitmaker Jill Sobule dies at 66 in housefire
The music world is singing a bittersweet tune because it says goodbye to Jill Sobule, the spirited singer-songwriter who gave us the daring and catchy 1995 anthem I Kissed a Lady.
Sobule tragically handed away at age 66 in a home fireplace in Minneapolis on Might 1, as confirmed by her consultant to Selection.
Her longtime supervisor and buddy John Porter paid a heartfelt tribute, saying, “Jill Sobule was a force of nature and human rights advocate whose music is woven into our culture. I was having so much fun working with her. I lost a client and a friend today. I hope her music, memory and legacy continue to live on and inspire others.”
Whereas she was initially set to carry out at Swallow Hill Music’s Tuft Theatre on Might 2 in her hometown of Denver, the stage will now serve a special goal — a casual gathering to have fun her life.
A proper memorial is being deliberate for the summer season, giving followers and buddies an opportunity to correctly honour her legacy.
Born in 1959, Sobule made her musical debut in 1990 with the album Issues Right here Are Completely different, nevertheless it was her self-titled 1995 launch that basically struck a chord.
I Kissed a Lady, a trailblazer of a pop track that overtly embraced queer themes, was means forward of its time and located its place on the Billboard charts — a landmark second in LGBTQ+ music historical past.
That very same 12 months, her track Supermodel discovered its means onto the Clueless soundtrack, which let’s be trustworthy, is mainly the ’90s equal of profitable the popular culture lottery.
Jill wasn’t only a one-hit surprise or a one-note artist.
Her music popped up on TV hits like The West Wing and Dawson’s Creek, and for those who ever discovered your self buzzing the theme track to Unfabulous on Nickelodeon.
Recognized for her intelligent, socially aware lyrics and a efficiency model that by no means shied away from a bit bizarre (in the easiest way), Sobule was nonetheless reflecting on the facility of connection and communication simply days earlier than her passing.
In an April 22 interview with Cincinnati Journal, she shared, “I’m certainly not used to tiptoeing around. So it’s interesting and even wonderful to figure out what you can get away with and how you can still relate to people who disagree with you.”
