Darryl W. Bullock: Queer Blues: The Hidden Figures of Early Blues Music

UK 2023, 350 pp., hardbound, € 34.95
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Omnibus Press
From the very beginning, the blues has had a close connection with the LGBTQ community. There is a long and decorated history of so-called 'dirty blues' songs, stretching back beyond the earliest attempts to capture the blues on record. The 1920s and 30s saw the release of dozens of raunchy, bawdy blues recordings aimed at a knowing LGBTQ audience. Queer ... Weiterlesen

Darryl W. Bullock: The Velvet Mafia

The Gay Men Who Ran The Swinging Sixties. UK 2023, 348 pp., hardbound, € 34.95
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Omnibus Press
Concentrating on the friendship between impresario Larry Parnes, Beatles manager Brian Epstein, and showbiz solicitor David Jacobs, the book details how they shaped the Swinging 60s, along with their associates including songwriter Lionel Bart (author of the hit musical Oliver! ), record producer Joe Meek, Sir Joseph Lockwood (the head of EMI), Vicki Wickham (manager of Dusty Springfield and assistant ... Weiterlesen

Darryl W. Bullock: Pride, Pop and Politics

UK 2022, 352 pp., hardbound, € 39.95
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Omnibus Press
50 years on from Britain's first Pride march, the long road to LGBT equality continues. Through protest songs and gay club nights, street theatre activism and fundraising concerts, the performing arts have played an influential role in each great stride made. With new interviews with musicians and DJs, performers and activists, including Andy Bell, Jayne County, John Grant, Horse McDonald ... Weiterlesen