{"product_id":"my-black-country-a-journey-through-country-musics-black-past-present-and-future-by-alice-randall","title":"My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music's Black Past, Present, and Future by Alice Randall","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Discounted  book - may have minor damage or wear to dust cover and \/ or mark on spine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______________________\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bookdepot.com\/Store\/Details\/9780306874482B\/fallopian-rhapsody-the-story-of-the-lunachick#tab-info\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane tab-white active\" id=\"tab-overview\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" style=\"padding-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane tab-white active\" id=\"tab-overview\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Randall, award-winning professor, songwriter, and author presents “a celebration of all things country music” (Ken Burns) as she reflects on her search for the first family of Black country music.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCountry music had brought Alice Randall and her activist mother together and even gave Randall a singular distinction in American music history: she is the first Black woman to cowrite a number one country hit, Trisha Yearwood’s “XXX’s and OOO’s (An American Girl)”. Randall found inspiration and comfort in the sounds and history of the first family of Black country music: DeFord Bailey, Lil Hardin, Ray Charles, Charley Pride, and Herb Jeffries who, together, made up a community of Black Americans rising through hard times to create simple beauty, true joy, and sometimes profound eccentricity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat emerges in \u003ci\u003eMy Black Country\u003c\/i\u003e is “a delightful, inspirational story of persistence, resistance, and sheer love” (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) of this most American of music genres and the radical joy in realizing the power of Black influence on American culture. As country music goes through a fresh renaissance today, with a new wave of Black artists enjoying success, \u003ci\u003eMy Black Country\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect gift for longtime country fans and a vibrant introduction to a new generation of listeners who previously were not invited to give the genre a chance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Book Depot","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54938190610645,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0299\/7534\/7333\/files\/9781668018415-l.jpg?v=1789409039","url":"https:\/\/goner-records.com\/products\/my-black-country-a-journey-through-country-musics-black-past-present-and-future-by-alice-randall","provider":"Goner Records ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}