My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music's Black Past, Present, and Future
by Alice Randall
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"Country music had brought 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". 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 show more hard times to create simple beauty, true joy, and sometimes profound eccentricity. What emerges in My Black Country is a celebration of the 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, My Black Country 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"-- show lessTags
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- Music, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, History, General Nonfiction
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- 781.642089 — Arts & recreation Music General principles and musical forms Traditions of music Western popular music {equally instrumental and vocal} Country and Bluegrass
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