DiscoverQueer The Music: Jake Shears On The Songs That Changed Lives'Not My Father's Son' from Kinky Boots by Billy Porter
'Not My Father's Son' from Kinky Boots by Billy Porter

'Not My Father's Son' from Kinky Boots by Billy Porter

Update: 2025-10-07
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Queer The Music this week celebrates the multi-award winning actor, singer and activist Billy Porter

Billy is the first gay Black man to win an Emmy Award in any lead acting category and in 2020 Time magazine included him in their list of 100 most influential people in the world

He wowed Broadway with his lead performance as drag queen Lola in Kinky Boots, scooping a Tony Award and a Grammy for Best Musical Theater album. He joins Jake in this episode to talk about finding his voice, how he shaped the role in Kinky Boots, his love of musical theatre and of course that show-stealing ballad from the show, Not My Father's Son. 

You can watch the full episode on Mercury Studios' YouTube Channel - here

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'Not My Father's Son' from Kinky Boots by Billy Porter

'Not My Father's Son' from Kinky Boots by Billy Porter