Melissa Etheridge – Brave and Crazy (1989):  Melissa Etheridge is the first successful rock musician who is well known to be a lesbian.  Brave and Crazy is her second album, with the opening track “No Souvenirs” reaching only #95 on the Billboard Hot 100, but achieving #4 on the Canadian charts.  Another song from the album, “You Can Sleep While I Drive” was covered by Trisha Yearwood and peaked at #23 on the country charts.