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 Libros
Darryl W. Bullock es un aclamado escritor, editor y publicista especializado en música y artes, elogiado como 'un verdadero Bardo de lo torcido, lo roto y lo barroco'. Su obra profundiza en los aspectos únicos y a menudo poco convencionales del mundo artístico. Bullock descubre figuras y narrativas menos conocidas, manteniendo un estilo atractivo y enriquecedor. Su investigación saca a la luz temas y personajes fascinantes que de otro modo podrían pasar desapercibidos.
The Velvet Mafia: The Gay Men Who Ran the Swinging Sixties
- 304 páginas
- 11 horas de lectura
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.