Böcker av Darryl W. Bullock

A treasure-trove of untold histories, David Bowie Made Me Gay is a moving and provocative story of the right to be heard and the need to keep the fight for equality in the spotlight.

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? This is the first book to cover the breadth of history of recorded music by and for the LGBT community. Darryl 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.

Raised in poverty, the Cherry Sisters had little education and no training. But they possessed a desire to take to the stage and show the world what they could do - and what they could do was awful. Their unique act was ""so bad it was good"". This book follows the five women through their forty-year career in vaudeville theatres across the US.