Book Musik 051 - WHY LABELLE MATTERS and PETER AND THE WOLVES - discussion with author Adele Bertei

Tosh and Kimley discuss PETER AND THE WOLVES and WHY LABELLE
MATTERS with author Adele Bertei. Adele started singing and playing
music in the nascent punk scene in Cleveland with her dear friend
Peter Laughner. Her memoir about that time is a stunningly poignant
reminder of what an important role a single person can play in
one’s life. It’s a vivid portrait of Peter as well as the music
scene in both Cleveland and New York in the 1970s which were heady
times to say the least. At the same time, Adele has had a longtime
love of everything Labelle and she lets us know that they do indeed
matter! Starting out as a more traditional “girl group” in the 60s,
Labelle broke free of those constraints and then nothing could hold
them back. Labelle shattered boundaries creatively and pushed for
women’s rights with an all-female team behind them and supported
the LGBTQ community long before anyone else.

Get Adele’s book tour schedule and further info about her on her
website: https://www.adelebertei.com

Spotify playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ShDGgaeCfHA3Kc0ptrfDd?si=297d8b25b4974637


Apple playlist:
https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/book-musik-adele-bertei-why-labelle-matters-peter-wolves/pl.u-MRm9sq1yyaz


Theme music: "Behind Our Efforts, Let There Be Found Our Efforts"
by LG17

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