{"product_id":"why-labelle-matters-paperback","title":"Why Labelle Matters - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdele Bertei\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist, 2022 Lesbian Memoir\/Biography, Lambda Literary Award for Arts and Culture \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eNightbirds\u003c\/i\u003e and its most well-known track, \"Lady Marmalade.\" In \u003ci\u003eWhy Labelle Matters\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eWhy Labelle Matters\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 6.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 23, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334476566765,"sku":"9781477320402","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/gjS-UxgLwB9781477320402.webp?v=1785014448","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/why-labelle-matters-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}