{"product_id":"various-artists-red-hot-blue-paperback","title":"Various Artists' Red Hot + Blue - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn S. Garrison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRed Hot + Blue\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a meditation on music's capacity to find us, transform us, and help us make sense of our historical moment. \u003c\/b\u003eBlending memoir and cultural history, Garrison recalls his coming out at the height of the AIDS crisis alongside the music industry's first major response to the epidemic. In 1990, a groundbreaking effort by musical artists sought to combat the silence and stigma about the disease. The resulting tribute album to legendary composer Cole Porter was evocatively titled \u003ci\u003eRed Hot + Blue, \u003c\/i\u003e capturing both the joy and melancholy that accompany love during turbulent times. It re-imagined those iconic songs - including \"Don't Fence Me In,\" \"Every Time We Say Goodbye,\" \"Night and Day\" - not just to celebrate the composer but also to offer a shared vision for survival. In this book, Garrison reflects on his own life story through the lens of Porter's life and music to illuminate the emotional landscape we all navigate in the search for love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Hot + Blue\u003c\/i\u003e returns us to the early 1990s to reveal how the love songs of the past can be revived to speak to new audiences in times of need. The book is the portrait of an album, a pandemic, and a young gay man's coming of age in the era of both.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn S. Garrison\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of seven books, including\u003ci\u003e Glass \u003c\/i\u003e(Bloomsbury, 2015) and\u003ci\u003e The Pleasures of Memory in Shakespeare's Sonnets \u003c\/i\u003e(2024). In 2021, he was named a Guggenheim Fellow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 6.5 x 4.75 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725905596479,"sku":"9798765106631","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5aaaa8a7dab951b10eef53be42ef2fbb.webp?v=1765108424","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/various-artists-red-hot-blue-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}