Jayne County

Punk rock, Musical Artist

1947 –

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Who is Jayne County?

Jayne County is an American performer, musician and actress whose career has spanned several decades. Formerly known as Wayne County, she went on to be rock's first transsexual singer. Though she has never been a commercial success, she has been an influence on musicians such as David Bowie, The Ramones, Patti Smith, Pete Burns and Lou Reed. Pianist Jools Holland's first studio outing was with County on her single "F*ck Off".

She is known for her outrageous stage antics and her songs "Are You Man Enough To Be A Woman", "F*ck Off", "Stuck On You," and "Night Time".

County was previously an actress at Andy Warhol's The Factory.

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Born
1947
Dallas
Also known as
  • County, Jayne
  • Wayne Rogers
  • Wayne County and the Electric Chairs
  • Wayne County
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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