- Jackie Shane was born on May 15, 1940 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. She died on February 21, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
- Enjoyed watching old Hollywood films with stars like: Peter Lorre, Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.
- Had a black-and-gold cat named Sweetie.
- Walked away from her music career in 1971 without explanation.
- Moved to Toronto, Canada in 1961 and lived there until the early 1970s as an openly Transgender woman. She was a very popular musician in that city's musical scene and gay community.
- I don't mingle because down South, gossiping and meddling is like breathing.
- As long as you don't force your will and your way on others, forget 'em, baby, you don't need 'em.
- [on same-sex marriage legalization] We should have been able to do it from the beginning; we've had to fight for everything that should have already been on the table.
- [on her sexuality] I was just being me. I never tried to explain myself to anyone-they never explained themselves to me.
- I'm a terror in the kitchen, honey-I could set water on fire.
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