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 Libri
Darryl W. Bullock è uno scrittore, editore e pubblicista celebrato, specializzato in musica e arti, acclamato come 'un vero Bardo del piegato, del rotto e del barocco'. Il suo lavoro approfondisce gli aspetti unici e spesso non convenzionali del mondo artistico. Bullock scopre figure e narrazioni meno conosciute, mantenendo uno stile accattivante e arricchente. La sua ricerca porta alla ribalta temi e personaggi affascinanti che altrimenti potrebbero passare inosservati.
The Velvet Mafia: The Gay Men Who Ran the Swinging Sixties
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- 11 ore di lettura
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.