# The Velvet Mafia: The Gay Men Who Ran the Swinging Sixties - Hardcover

by **Darryl W. Bullock** (Author)

**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.

_The Velvet Mafia_ explores how the LGBT professionals at the heart of the music industry were working together and supporting each other at a time when being homosexual could mean the end of your career - or much worse.

### Author Biography

**Darryl W. Bullock** is a writer, publisher, and editor specialising in music and the arts. He has written for publications including _The Guardian, Pitchfork, the Quietus, Songwriting Magazine, The Bath Chronicle, Venue, Folio, The Spark, B24-7, 3Sixty, The Bath Magazine, the Bristol Evening Post,_ and _The Western Daily Press_. He is also the publisher of _The Green Guide to Bristol and Bath_. Darryl is the author of _The World's Worst Records_ (_Volumes 1 and 2_), _Florence Foster Jenkins: the Life of the World's Worst Opera Singer_ (Duckworth-Overlook, 2016), and _David Bowie Made Me Gay_. His next book, _The Infamous Cherry Sisters,_ will be issued in December 2018.

**Number of Pages:** 368

**Dimensions:** 1.2 x 9.3 x 6 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** February 25, 2021

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- **Price:** 28.99 USD
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