From the very beginning, the Blues has had a close connection with the LGBTQ community.
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This 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.
Queer Blues 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.
The 1920s and 30s saw the release of dozens of raunchy, bawdy Blues recordings aimed at a knowing LGBTQ audience.
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.
From the very beginning, the Blues has had a close connection with the LGBTQ community
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