Mighty Real: A History of LGBTQ Music, 1969-2000
Wondrous ... He writes thoughtfully and insightfully about the artists and what it is about their material that taps into gay themes and culture ... A bodacious, playfully addictive history for music lovers one and all, no matter their gender or orientation.
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Meticulously researched and entertainingly written ... Walters has written a wide-ranging, somewhat idiosyncratic—but thoroughly readable—slice of Americana that is absolutely not to be missed by pop culture mavens, LGBTQ+ readers, or anyone who wants to know how the music business finally came out of the closet.
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Read Mighty Real by Barry Walters, and see if your toes don’t tap ... This is a hefty book, but the chapters are browse-able and generally short enough to read in under five minutes. It’s nostalgic, yet also serious in the history it presents. This is the kind of book you want to leave near your album collection, or wherever you get your tunes.
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