{"product_id":"my-black-country-a-journey-through-country-musics-black-past-present-and-future-9781668018408","title":"My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music's Black Past, Present, and Future","description":"\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What 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, starred review) 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice Randall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria\/Black Privilege Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668018408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/26\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024 pg. 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024 pg. 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRandall, Alice:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Alice Randall is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novelist, award-winning songwriter, and educator. She is widely recognized as one of the most significant voices in modern Black fiction and has emerged as an innovative food activist committed to reforms that support healthy bodies and healthy communities. She lives in Nashville where she writes country songs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atria\/Black Privilege Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43769230033011,"sku":"9.78167E+12","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_af3bf2c8-e4ee-45e5-8085-be95136daa4e.jpg?v=1757072320","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/my-black-country-a-journey-through-country-musics-black-past-present-and-future-9781668018408","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}