Rev. Roger Anthony Yolanda Mapes: singer/songwriter and Alien Love Child of Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Louise Hay, and John Waters.
His current traveling concert ministry is called "Rev. YOlanda's Old Time Gospel Hour"
THE GOSPEL HOUR is: A delightful, feel good, gender bending celebration of old fashioned gospel and country gospel music PLUS original music by Rev. Yolanda written in the old fashion style. This show takes us on a musical tour of Rev. Yolanda's transformational spiritual journey from a gospel music loving Alabama gay boy, to a Radical Faerie, Rock & Roll, GLBT Hall of Fame Transgender Warrior, to a New Thought Interspiritual Drag Queen Reverend !
THE GOSPEL HOUR is:
A delightful, feel good, gender bending celebration of old fashioned gospel and country gospel music PLUS original music by Rev. Yolanda written in the old fashion style.
This show takes us on a musical tour of Rev. Yolanda's transformational spiritual journey from a gospel music loving Alabama gay boy, to a Radical Faerie, Rock & Roll, GLBT Hall of Fame Transgender Warrior, to a New Thought Interspiritual Drag Queen Reverend !
For 20 years Roger aka Yolanda has been gender bending his/her way into the hearts of diverse communities. YoRo (as he is affectionately called) is a singer songwriter and Interfaith Minister. His original songs explore the joy and uniqueness of the individual while affirming everyone's connection to LOVE as Universal Source. The live show is performed in clubs, churches, and seminar auditoriums. The show is filled with laughter, costume changes and beautiful origianl songs influenced by Southern Rock, Pop, Country, and Gospel.
Roger also has a unique talent for spiritual counseling and regularly conducts one on one and group counseling workshops and sessions. With many years of experience in A Course In Miracles, and certified as an Interfaith Minister from One Spirit Interfaith Seminary, YoRo is grounded and capable in helping others recognize Spirit's voice inside themselves. Roger is an excellent Tarot reader (having been taught by a Kaballah Master in 1989) and uses The Cards in one on one counseling sessions.
Roger Anthony Yolanda Mapes' current cd House of Joy is #8 in the Top 40 GLBT music charts at www.OutVoice.net and the cd can be heard and purchased at www.RogerAnthonyMapes.com
This project is a labor of love that combines YOLANDA and Roger Anthony Mapes into one entity. I've written these songs about the joy of the human condition. Sometimes I love my pain, sometimes I love LOVE itself, and always I love others who inspire, motivate and even disappoint me. The purpose of my life is to EXPERIENCE it...if its "good" or "bad" its still valuable because it makes me who I am.
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You can listen to my original music, read my bio, see the YOLANDA acrchives, view my original paintings, see my press kit and pictures, see video of my live shows, and connect with me on other social networks.