Carole Pope

Biography

Carole Ann Pope is a British-born Canadian rock singer-songwriter born on August 6, 1946. She is known for her provocative blend of hard-edged new wave rock with explicit homoerotic and BDSM-themed lyrics, making her one of the first openly lesbian entertainers to achieve mainstream fame. Pope began performing with her longtime musical partner Kevan Staples in the 1960s, adopting various stage names before settling on The Bullwhip Brothers.