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David Bowie made me gay :
Format: 
Audio disc
Physical Description 
10 audio discs (11 hr., 43 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition 
Unabridged.
Production / Publication Information 
Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio, [2019]
Summary 
From Sia to Elton John, from Billie Holiday to David Bowie, LGBT musicians have changed the course of modern music. But before their music, and the messages behind it, gained understanding and a place in the mainstream, how did the queer musicians of yesteryear fight to build foundations for those who would follow them? David Bowie Made Me Gay is the first book to cover the breadth of history of recorded music by and for the LGBT community. Darryl W. Bullock reveals the stories of both famous and lesser-known LGBT musicians, whose perseverance against the threat of persecution during decades of political and historical turmoil - including two world wars, Stonewall, and the AIDS crisis - has led to some of the most significant and soul-searching music of the last century. Bullock chronicles these struggles through new interviews and archival reports, dating from the birth of jazz in the red-light district of New Orleans, through the rock 'n' roll years, Swinging Sixties, and disco days of the '70s, right up to modern pop, electronica, and reggae. An entertaining treasure-trove of untold history for all music lovers, David Bowie Made Me Gay is an inspiring, nostalgic, and provocative story of the right to be heard and the need to keep the fight for equality in the spotlight.
Call Number 
BOCD 780.866/BULL
Publication Date 
2019
Language 
English
ISBN 
9781489497468 9780655606147
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David Bowie made me gay :
Format: 
Books
Physical Description 
358 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Production / Publication Information 
London : Overlook Duckworth, 2017.
Summary 
With the advent of recording technology, LGBT messages were for the first time brought to the forefront of popular music. Bullock covers the history of recorded music by and for the LGBT community, and shows how those records influenced the evolution of the music we listen to today. He discusses how gay, lesbian, and bisexual performers influenced jazz and blues; examines the almost forgotten Pansy Craze in the years between the two World Wars; chronicles the dark years after the depression when gay life was driven deep underground; celebrates the re-emergence of LGBT performers in the post-Stonewall years; and highlights today's most legendary out-gay pop stars.
Call Number 
780.86 BUL
Publication Date 
2017
Language 
English
ISBN 
9781468315592 9780715651926
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David Bowie made me gay :
Format: 
Books
Physical Description 
358 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 23 cm
Production / Publication Information 
New York, NY : Abrams Press, 2019.
Summary 
"This revealing and timely book is a must-have for anyone passionate about music. LGBT musicians have shaped the development of music over the last century, with a sexually progressive soundtrack in the background of the gay community's struggle for acceptance worldwide. With the advent of recording technology, LGBT messages were for the first time transferred from the cabaret stage and brought to the homes of millions. David Bowie Made Me Gay is the first book to cover the breadth of history of recorded music by and for the LGBT community: How have those records influenced the evolution of the music we listen to today? How have they inspired whole generations of disenfranchised youth? How could we ever have the Scissor Sisters or Lady Gaga without Billie Holiday, Disco and David Bowie? Through new interviews and contemporary reports, David Bowie Made Me Gay uncovers the lives of the people who made these records, and offers a lively canter through the scarcely documented history of LGBT music-makers. Bullock discusses the invaluable influence gay men, lesbians and bisexuals had on the growth of Jazz and Blues; looks at the almost forgotten world of gay life in the years between the two World Wars when many LGBT performers enjoyed a fame and freedom that would not be seen again until the 1970s and '80s; explores the emergence of Disco and Glamrock that gave birth to today's most legendary out-gay pop stars: Elton John, Boy George, Freddie Mercury, George Michael; and asks where we are today"--
Call Number 
780.866/BULL/PB
Publication Date 
2019
Language 
English
ISBN 
9781468316919
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