The Velvet Mafia

The Velvet Mafia The Gay Men Who Ran the Swinging Sixties

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Publisher's Synopsis

In the fifties and sixties, in the period leading up to the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality and the founding of the Gay Liberation movement, a group of gay men behind the scenes of rock'n'roll was changing pop, politics and society for good. Through a mix of new interviews and contemporary reports, Darryl W. Bullock shines a light on the lives of the so-called 'Velvet Mafia', including impresario Larry Parnes, Beatles manager Brian Epstein, songwriter Lionel Bart, record producer Joe Meek, and Bee Gees and Cream manager Robert Stigwood. Compelling and enlightening, The Velvet Mafia explores how the LGBT professionals at the heart of the music industry were working together and suorting each other at a time when being homosexual could mean the end of your career - or much worse.

Book information

ISBN: 9781787602311
Publisher: Omnibus Press
Imprint: Omnibus Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 338.47780866
DEWEY edition: 23
Number of pages: xviii, 348 , 16 unnumbered of plates
Weight: 748g
Height: 156mm
Width: 234mm
Spine width: 32mm