Alix Cecil Dobkin was an American folk singer-songwriter, memoirist, and lesbian feminist activist.
13 Facts About Alix Dobkin
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Dobkin was born in New York City into a Jewish Communist family, named after her uncle Alix who died fighting against the fascists in the Spanish Civil War.
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Alix Dobkin began her career by performing on the Greenwich Village coffeehouse scene in 1962.
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Alix Dobkin played with greats like Bob Dylan and Buffy Sainte-Marie.
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Alix Dobkin gained some unexpected fame in the 1980s when comedians such as David Letterman and Howard Stern tracked down her Lavender Jane Loves Women album, and began playing phrases from the song "View From Gay Head" on the air.
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Alix Dobkin was a member of the OLOC Steering Committee.
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Alix Dobkin spoke about women-only spaces and protections for lesbian women.
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Alix Dobkin was a vocal critic of the inclusion of trans women in women-only spaces.
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Alix Dobkin met partner Liza Cowan when performing on the latter's radio show in New York.
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Alix Dobkin suffered a brain aneurysm on April 29,2021, and was admitted to Westchester Medical Center.
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Alix Dobkin died at home surrounded by family on Wednesday, May 19,2021.
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At the time of her death, Alix Dobkin lived in Woodstock, New York.
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Alix Dobkin is survived by her daughter Adrian, a brother and a sister, three grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.