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Why Labelle Matters by Adele Bertei (English) Paperback Book

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ISBN-13
9781477320402
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Texas Press
ISBN-10
1477320407
ISBN-13
9781477320402
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5050403705

Product Key Features

Book Title
Why La Belle Matters
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Topic
History & Criticism, Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Music
Author
Adele Bertei
Book Series
Music Matters Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
7.1 Oz
Item Length
6.9 in
Item Width
5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2020-043588
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
[ Why Labelle Matters ] not only chronicles the group's history but demonstrates, as the title suggests, why their music was and is so important., Why Labelle Matters is a bracing treasure trove of pop revelation...If your main impression of Patti Labelle comes from the overproduced studio versions of her later solo hits, and your knowledge of Labelle, the group, is limited to 'Lady Marmalade', this punchy little volume will open your ears to a progressive past that still sounds like the future.
Dewey Decimal
782.421660922
Table Of Content
Preface Chapter 1. Church: Aviary of the Girl-Child Chapter 2. Regarding "Mr. Lee" Chapter 3. Sweethearts of the Apollo Chapter 4. Ready Steady Go! Chapter 5. Pyrotechnic Gospel Punk Chapter 6. Campanology: J'entends les cloches Chapter 7. Revolution, Televised Chapter 8. Afronauticfuturisticfunkadivalicious Chapter 9. Mothers of Reinvention Chapter 10. An Epic Triptych Chapter 11. Apotheosis: Women Who Fly Epilogue Acknowledgments Notes Sources
Synopsis
Crafting a legacy all their own, the reinvented Labelle subverted the ?girl group? aesthetic to invoke the act?s Afrofuturist spirit and make manifest their vision of Black womanhood., Finalist, 2022 Lesbian Memoir/Biography, Lambda Literary Award for Arts and Culture Crafting a legacy all their own, the reinvented Labelle subverted the "girl group" aesthetic to invoke the act's Afrofuturist spirit and make manifest their vision of Black womanhood. Performing as the Bluebelles in the 1960s, Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx, and Sarah Dash wore bouffant wigs and chiffon dresses, and they harmonized vocals like many other girl groups of the era. After a decade on the Chitlin Circuit, however, they were ready to write their own material, change their name, and deliver--as Labelle--an electrifyingly celestial sound and styling that reached a crescendo with a legendary performance at the Metropolitan Opera House to celebrate the release of Nightbirds and its most well-known track, "Lady Marmalade." In Why Labelle Matters , Adele Bertei tells the story of the group that sang the opening aria of Afrofuturism and proclaimed a new theology of musical liberation for women, people of color, and LGBTQ people across the globe. With sumptuous and galactic costumes, genre-bending lyrics, and stratospheric vocals, Labelle's out-of-this-world performances changed the course of pop music and made them the first Black group to grace the cover of Rolling Stone. Why Labelle Matters , informed by interviews with members of the group as well as Bertei's own experience as a groundbreaking musician, is the first cultural assessment of this transformative act.
LC Classification Number
ML421.L33B23 2021

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