David Jenkins-Foxworth
STONEWALL Veterans' Association
Past S.V.A. Social Chairperson
(39 years from 1969 to 2008)
New Millennium Performer Composite of David Foxworth
Ray McCaffrey and David Foxworth in Greenwich Village, New York
[Photo by Williamson Henderson]
David in rehearsal June 2002 at the Psychic Cafe in Greenwich Village
[Photo by Willaimson Henderson]
Biography: David Jenkins Foxworth's S.V.A. biography 411 is coming!
People like Emile Griffith, Williamson Henderson, Sonia Attkiss, Leigh McManus,
Storme DeLarverie, Dave West and Marsha Johnson were actually met by David
at The Stonewall Club on Christopher Streeet in Greenwich Village, New York.
To quote DJF: As Granny Mae used to say, ya'all come back now, "Honey Chile"!
*
David J. Foxworth has been in the music business since he was a chile y'all!
Some of his famous singing star friends include Patti LaBelle, The Intruders,
Maxine Brown, Eddie Holman, Darlene
Love, The Crystals, LaLa Brooks,
Teddy Pendergrass, Nona Hendryx, The Orlons, The Ritchie Family
especially Dodie Draher, Norman Connors, First Choice, Sarah Dash,
The Village People particularly Alex Briley, Vivian Reed, 18-Karat Gold
and the late
Sylvester and the late Luther Vandross.
David J. Foxworth goes to Brooklyn Gay Pride! Pictured (l-2-r) are
some veterans of the Stonewall Rebellion namely Williamson
Henderson (red t-shirt, back turned), Ray McCaffrey (white cap), Ed
Heffernan (beard) and David. To David's right is Gay community reporter and writer,
Tony Phillips, who is conducting an in-depth story on the STONEWALL Veterans'
Association for Next Magazine.
[Photo by Leigh McManus]
David Foxworth waving highly and proudly riding in the 1969 Cadillac "Stonewall Car"
in a New York City Gay Pride Parade with the STONEWALL Veterans' Association.
David is an S.V.A. charter member from the very beginning in the Summer of 1969.
Also riding in the car are Terri Van Dyke sitting in the back seat (left with cap) and Bert
Coffman (right with hand wave). Cristina Hayworth is standing and shouting. Sitting
atop the back seat (right, head turned with wide-brimmed hat) is Reverend Magora.
Ray McCaffrey is driving the classic, grand, famous and fabulous Cadillac convertible.
[Photo by Leigh McManus]
=update=
David Foxworth moved
from Manhattan in New York City back to his hometown region of South Philadelphia in
Pennsylvania -- after more than a
quarter-of-a-century residency, performing, working, partying and Gay life in "The Big Apple".
David's last residence in NYC was at the Times Square Residence Hotel on West 43rd Street at Eighth Avenue.
How-be-ever, David will again be joining the STONEWALL
Veterans' Association leading the 39th annual New York City
Gay Pride
Parade with the 1969 Cadillac "Sunday Car" on Sunday the 29th of June 2008.
=2008 Maxine Brown concert=
Maxine Brown, the legendary R&B singer from the 1960s and
1970s
-- and longtime supporter of the S.V.A. and personal friend of David
Foxworth -- will be concerting at
Joe's Famous Pub at the Joseph Papp Theater at 425 Lafayette Street
near Astor Place in Manhattan on Saturday, June
7th, 2008 @ 8 p.m. Join the S.V.A. and David in
welcoming "Maxi" again! Enjoy Maxine's classic hits
such as "Funny", "All In My Mind" and "Hold On, I'm Coming" (duet
with Chuck Jackson) and, especially, her popular
and Stonewall
songs namely "Oh, No, Not My Baby", "One Step At A Time, Boy"
and
"We'll Cry Together". For your music information, besides Carole
King writing Maxine's "Not My Baby", she also wrote the popular
follow-up "It's Gonna Be Alright". And, before Nick Ashford
& Valerie Simpson left Scepter Records to go to Motown, they wrote
Maxi's gem "One Step". Had that "Ain't No Mountain" songwriting
duo stayed.... For more info on Joe's Pub visit: www.JoesPub.com.
Joe's phone number is (212)
539-8778. After the sold-out show, a special group of Maxine's
friends, headed by David, are going out to a celebratory and reunion
dinner.
=DJF update=
Unfortunately, David, who called Williamson and AnDre in New York on
Sunday, June 1, was hospitalized on Tuesday, June 3 in Philadelphia.
David was transferred by ambulance to a specialty hospital on
Friday evening, June 6, at 9 p.m. We'll keep you posted.
Williamson was notified and he updated Maxine. Of course,
Miss Brown is terribly disappointed, as we all are, that David
could not be in New York City during Gay Pride Month to see
Maxi's show
and to be with his Stonewallers leading the pride parade!
Meanwhile, David has thankfully rebounded! Moreover, a book
on David's exciting, musical and challenging life is in the works!
=David transitions to Heaven=
Having AIDS for nearly 30 years was one mountain high enough to
climb and deal with all of its necessary strategies and inherent
dangers. However, David's life philosophy was Diana Ross's
momentous theme song "Ain't No Mountain High Enough":
Unfortunately, dealing with 'stage four' lung cancer is more than
anyne can survive for too long. David was a lifelong heavy
smoker. It should be recognized that he enjoyed evry puff! David
passed away on a late Monday afternoon the 15th of September of
2008 in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. David never
expected that he would live to see 40 much less 61!
=memorial for DJF=.
David Jenkins Foxworth's memorial service was held belatedly
in his
hometown of Philadelphia. It happened on a Monday morning
(the last time frame that David would have ever chosen) @ 11 a.m. on
the 29th of September in 2008. If David had to choose a song for
that scenario, it no doubt would have been the Stonewall song, "Monday, Monday (Can't Trust That Day)".
We are informed that original choices for dates were previously
booked; thus the
delayed date and inconvenient time Location for the religious
service was Beulah Baptist Church on Spruce Street in West
Philadelphia. The S.V.A. was honorably represented by longtime
David friend and Stonewall vet Carole B. Williams. In fact, they
met nearly 40 years ago through S.V.A. founder Williamson
Henderson. In turn, Carole hooked Williamson on "Greetings",
which he has used ever since. David, who posilutely loved
Ernestine the Telephone Operator -- from "Laugh-In" -- since
1969, used as his humorous phone opening: "One ringy dingy... two
ringy dingies!"
3 August 1947 * 15 September 2008
1 October 2008
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
===39th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion===
[Friday, June 27, 1969 =thru= Thursday, July 3, 1969]
