{"product_id":"queer-blues-the-hidden-figures-of-early-blues-music-9781913172527","title":"Queer Blues: The Hidden Figures of Early Blues Music","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the definitive account of the LGBTQ trailblazers of early blues and a fascinating consideration of the intersection between music and LGBTQ history, from the award-winning Darryl W. Bullock.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eQueer Blues\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the pioneering LGBTQ composers and entertainers that wrote, performed and recorded these wonderfully outlandish, life-affirming songs and chronicles, including: Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Josephine Baker to Frankie 'Half-Pint' Jaxon and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Omnibus Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913172527\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.29h x 6.38w x 1.42d","brand":"Darryl W. Bullock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43897335120053,"sku":"9781913172527","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_eaa87938-e7fd-4e1e-8c16-18398a62aea4.jpg?v=1712633839","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/queer-blues-the-hidden-figures-of-early-blues-music-9781913172527","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}