{"product_id":"9781668018415","title":"My Black Country","description":"Author: Alice Randall\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781668018415\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Atria\/Black Privilege Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 16 Apr 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Country 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\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n 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.","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46916289462430,"sku":"HPC-9781668018415","price":42.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781668018415.jpg?v=1780037384","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781668018415","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}