{"product_id":"book-i3sy","title":"My Black Country","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\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\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.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49346545058096,"sku":"BDi3sy","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49346545090864,"sku":"10i3sy","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/i3sy-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773709576","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-i3sy","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}