{"product_id":"my-black-country-pb-by-alice-randall","title":"My Black Country by Alice Randall (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\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\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMy Black Country\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is “a delightful, inspirational story of persistence, resistance, and sheer love” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMy Black Country\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Museum Store ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54039276814531,"sku":"9781668018415","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/9881\/7475\/files\/My-Black-Country-Book.jpg?v=1782849327","url":"https:\/\/shop.countrymusichalloffame.org\/products\/my-black-country-pb-by-alice-randall","provider":"The Museum Store ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}