StatsBorn: 11 April 1955 Died: 27 December 1993 Country of origin:  United States Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
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Born: Rising Sun, Indiana, USA.
An American singer, songwriter, composer, author and AIDS activist.
In the early 1980s, Callen was in a gay and lesbian four-piece band called 'Lowlife', playing piano and keyboards, singing, yodeling and twirling a baton.
He was a founding member of the gay male a cappella singing group 'The Flirtations', with whom he recorded two albums. He also had a solo album, 'Purple Heart' and during the last year of his life, Ca
Born: Rising Sun, Indiana, USA.
An American singer, songwriter, composer, author and AIDS activist.
In the early 1980s, Callen was in a gay and lesbian four-piece band called 'Lowlife', playing piano and keyboards, singing, yodeling and twirling a baton.
He was a founding member of the gay male a cappella singing group 'The Flirtations', with whom he recorded two albums. He also had a solo album, 'Purple Heart' and during the last year of his life, Callen recorded over 40 songs. 'Legacy' a 2-CD album containing of 29 of them, was posthumously released by Significant Other Records in 1996.
In partnership with Oscar winner Peter Allen and Marsha Melamet, he wrote his most famous song, "Love Don't Need a Reason", which he sang frequently at gay pride and AIDS-related events around the country.
In 1993 he appeared in the films 'Philadelphia' (as part of 'The Flirtations') and 'Zero Patience' (appearing in drag as "Miss HIV", a singing virus).
In 1990, he wrote 'Surviving AIDS', which received an Honorable Mention from the American Medical Writers Association.
He was frequently seen on television talking about AIDS. Appearances included Nightline, Good Morning America, 20/20 and The Phil Donahue Show. He wrote for several newspapers and magazines including the Village Voice, The New York Native, and Outweek. Some of his articles are collected in 'Surviving and Thriving with AIDS' published by the 'People with AIDS Coalition' in 1988.
Died: Los Angeles, California, USA of AIDS-related complications.
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