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“An essential book for this moment.” —Rob Sheffield
The definitive history of LGBTQ music, from Stonewall to Madonna, and its impact on culture and American life
From the underground dancefloors of the ’70s to the global pop charts of the ’90s, LGBTQ artists and audiences have shaped the sound, style, and spirit of popular music. In Mighty Real, veteran music critic Barry Walters chronicles the never-before-told LGBTQ history of music, from The Velvet Underground to the dawn of the twenty-first century, charting the electrifying journey of the artists who bent gender, defied convention, and dared to challenge the norms of a predominately male, straight industry.
Drawing on his decades as a New York and San Francisco-based rock critic, Walters examines how LGBTQ musicians and their fans reshaped the mainstream, tracing the lineage from David Bowie’s dazzling reinventions to Grace Jones’s androgynous glamor, from Prince’s boundary-shattering sexuality to the radical honesty of the Indigo Girls.
With exuberance, insight, and an encyclopedic knowledge of music history, Walters brings to life the songs that filled dance floors, bedrooms, and streets, celebrating a legacy that has paved the way for today’s unabashedly queer pop music. A joyous exploration of the visionary artists who shattered conventions, Mighty Real is a love letter to the music that helped a generation feel seen, heard, and free.
The definitive history of LGBTQ music, from Stonewall to Madonna, and its impact on culture and American life
From the underground dancefloors of the ’70s to the global pop charts of the ’90s, LGBTQ artists and audiences have shaped the sound, style, and spirit of popular music. In Mighty Real, veteran music critic Barry Walters chronicles the never-before-told LGBTQ history of music, from The Velvet Underground to the dawn of the twenty-first century, charting the electrifying journey of the artists who bent gender, defied convention, and dared to challenge the norms of a predominately male, straight industry.
Drawing on his decades as a New York and San Francisco-based rock critic, Walters examines how LGBTQ musicians and their fans reshaped the mainstream, tracing the lineage from David Bowie’s dazzling reinventions to Grace Jones’s androgynous glamor, from Prince’s boundary-shattering sexuality to the radical honesty of the Indigo Girls.
With exuberance, insight, and an encyclopedic knowledge of music history, Walters brings to life the songs that filled dance floors, bedrooms, and streets, celebrating a legacy that has paved the way for today’s unabashedly queer pop music. A joyous exploration of the visionary artists who shattered conventions, Mighty Real is a love letter to the music that helped a generation feel seen, heard, and free.
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