Jill Sobule, the singer-songwriter behind “I Kissed a Woman,” the primary brazenly homosexual observe to interrupt into the Billboard Prime 20, has died. She was 66.
Sobule died Thursday in a home fireplace whereas staying with associates in a Minneapolis suburb, her supervisor, John Porter, informed The Hollywood Reporter. The chums “misplaced Jill, their home and their canines,” he added.
The Denver native broke into the music business in 1990 together with her debut album, Issues Right here Are Totally different. 5 years later, she launched Jill Sobule, which included her 1995 tune “I Kissed a Woman,” which is considered the primary brazenly LGBTQ+ observe to land atop the Billboard Prime 20. The album additionally featured “Supermodel,” which was notably featured within the Clueless soundtrack.
A human rights activist, Sobule’s music touched on troublesome subjects, together with the demise penalty, anorexia nervosa, shoplifting, replica and the MAGA motion.
“Jill Sobule was a pressure of nature and human rights advocate whose music is woven into our tradition. I used to be having a lot enjoyable working together with her,” Porter shared in a press release. “I misplaced a shopper and a buddy right this moment. I hope her music, reminiscence and legacy proceed to stay on and encourage others.”
Sobule was most not too long ago engaged on her autobiographical musical F*ck seventh Grade. The present was a New York Occasions Critic’s choose and nominated for a Drama Desk award. An unique solid recording of F*ck seventh Grade is about for launch June 6 alongside a thirtieth anniversary Jill Sobule vinyl together with her hit tracks “I Kissed a Woman” and “Supermodel.”
“Jill wasn’t only a shopper. She was household to us,” stated Ken Hertz, Sobule’s longtime lawyer. “She confirmed up for each delivery, each birthday and each vacation. She carried out at our daughter’s marriage ceremony, and I used to be her “tech” when she carried out by Zoom from our front room (whereas residing with us) throughout the pandemic.”
Sobule was scheduled to carry out in her hometown of Denver at Swallow Hill Music’s Tuft Theater on Friday night time together with her “Jill Sobule Presents: Songs From F*ck seventh Grade & Extra” present. Now, a casual memorial can be held to honor her legacy this summer season.
Survivors embrace her brother and sister-in-law, James and Mary Ellen Sobule; her nephews, Ian, Matthew and Robert; and Robert’s spouse, Irina.
