ArtistInfo

Jayne County

voc, *1947 US, Dallas, Georgia
Singer / Musician of Alternative and Rock
A.k.a. Lisa Jackson (5) Wayne County Wayne Rogers (4)

Jayne County (born 1947) is an American performer, musician and actress whose career has spanned five decades. Formerly known as Wayne County, she went on to become rock's first transgender singer.County did not think her birth name Wayne Rogers "sounded very glamorous" and decided to adopt the name of the county in which Detroit was located because she admired bands from that city "like Iggy [Pop] and all those people." Though she has never been a commercial success, she has been an influence on a number of musicians including David Bowie, the Ramones, Patti Smith, Pete Burns and Lou Reed. Pianist Jools Holland's first studio outing was with County on her single "Fuck Off".

Instruments

• Vocals
• Percussion

Genres

• Alternative
• Rock
• Dance

Plays With