March 14, 2024
Bobby Kent passed away at age 78 in Omaha, Nebraska on March 14, 2024. He was a gay hippy gospel singer with two albums out, "Glide Memorial's Bobby Kent" (1976) and "Juice" (1980). He performed to thousands in San Francisco and Berlin. He performed with the Cockettes and Jon Sugar. He grew up singing in his grandmother's Pentecostal church.
You can get a copy of "Juice" by contacting Sugar at [email protected]
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