The definitive book on the influence of LGBT performers on modern music: a Duckworth contemporary classic, beautifully repackaged for our 125th anniversary
Darryl W. Bullock Livres
Darryl W. Bullock est un écrivain, éditeur et éditeur célébré, spécialisé dans la musique et les arts, salué comme 'un véritable Barde du tordu, du brisé et du baroque'. Son travail explore les aspects uniques et souvent non conventionnels du monde artistique. Bullock découvre des figures et des récits moins connus, tout en conservant un style captivant et enrichissant. Ses recherches mettent en lumière des thèmes et des personnages fascinants qui, autrement, pourraient passer inaperçus.
The Velvet Mafia: The Gay Men Who Ran the Swinging Sixties
- 304pages
- 11 heures de lecture
Compelling and enlightening, The Velvet Mafia explores how the LGBT professionals at the heart of the music industry were working together and supporting each other at a time when being homosexual could mean the end of your career - or much worse.
A long-overdue look at the history of LGBTQ communities within early blues, jazz, and soul music. Considers musicians including Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Josephine Baker.
Pride, Pop and Politics charts the development of gay culture and the rise of LGBTQ politics in the UK, from the formation of the Gay Liberation Front to the present day, through the music that provided the soundtrack.