'Lovingly detailed and exhaustively researched - easily the most readable and comprehensive guide I've seen to this fascinating hidden history' Tom Robinson, musician, broadcaster and long-time LGBT rights activist

From Sia to Elton John, Dusty Springfield to Little Richard, LGBT voices have changed the course of modern music. But in a world before they gained understanding and a place in the mainstream, how did the queer musicians of yesteryear fight to build foundations for those who came after?

Pulling back the curtain on the colourful world that shaped our musical and cultural landscape, Darryl W. Bullock reveals the inspiring and often heartbreaking stories of internationally renowned stars, as well as lesser-known names, who have led the revolution from all corners of the globe. David Bowie Made Me Gay is a treasure trove of moving and provocative stories that emphasise the right to be heard and the need to keep up the fight for equality in the spotlight.

The definitive book on the influence of LGBT performers on modern music: a Duckworth contemporary classic, beautifully repackaged for our 125th anniversary

About the Author

Darryl W. Bullock - a veritable Bard of the bent, broken and Baroque (Andy Partridge) - is a writer, publisher and editor specialising in music and the arts. He has been profiled in the Guardian, Sunday Times and Gay Times and has featured on BBC One (The Big Questions), C4 (Come Dine With Me) as well as numerous local and national radio and TV programmes in the UK. Bullock is the author of Florence Foster Jenkins: the Life of the World's Worst Opera Singer (published by Duckworth in 2016). He posts weekly on his popular blog called The World's Worst Records: http://worldsworstrecords.blogspot.ca/

Reviews

'Lovingly detailed and exhaustively researched - easily the most readable and comprehensive guide I've seen to this fascinating hidden history' Tom Robinson, musician, broadcaster and long-time LGBT rights activist

'An excellent book' GayStarNews

'Darryl W. Bullock leaves no stone unturned in his analysis of this crucial part of LGBT culture' Men 24 Magazine

'A thorough and enjoyable tour through LGBT history that underlines how important music is to us, and how important we are to music' Rod Thomas, Bright Light Bright Light

'An important volume. One that deserves to be read. One that deserves to be taught' New York Journal of Books

Book Information
ISBN 9780715652992
Author Darryl W. Bullock
Format Paperback
Page Count 372
Imprint Duckworth
Publisher Duckworth Books