{"product_id":"black-country-music-francesca-t-royster-9781477326497","title":"Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2023 Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award, Rock \u0026amp; Roll Hall of Fame \u003cbr\u003e 2024 Woody Guthrie Book Award, International Association for the Study of Popular Music-US Branch (IASPM-US) \u003cbr\u003e 2023 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research, Association for Recorded Sound Collections​ \u003cbr\u003e 2023 The Judy Tsou Critical Race Studies Award, American Musicological Society\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow Black musicians have changed the country music landscape and brought light to Black creativity and innovation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After a century of racist whitewashing, country music is finally reckoning with its relationship to Black people. In this timely work--the first book on Black country music by a Black writer--Francesca Royster uncovers the Black performers and fans, including herself, who are exploring the pleasures and possibilities of the genre. \u003cp\u003e Informed by queer theory and Black feminist scholarship, Royster's book elucidates the roots of the current moment found in records like Tina Turner's first solo album, \u003ci\u003eTina Turns the Country On!\u003c\/i\u003e She reckons with Black \"bros\" Charley Pride and Darius Rucker, then chases ghosts into the future with Valerie June. Indeed, it is the imagination of Royster and her artists that make this music so exciting for a genre that has long been obsessed with the past. The futures conjured by June and others can be melancholy, and are not free of racism, but by centering Black folk Royster begins to understand what her daughter hears in the banjo music of Our Native Daughters and the trap beat of Lil Nas X's \"Old Town Road.\" A Black person claiming country music may still feel a bit like a queer person coming out, but, collectively, Black artists and fans are changing what country music looks and sounds like--and who gets to love it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francesca T. Royster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477326499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477326497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.73h x 5.84w x 0.96d","brand":"Francesca T. Royster","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44059228537087,"sku":"9781477326497","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd8c80fb-0866-45b2-9c16-a7bea176f845.jpg?v=1685056973","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-country-music-francesca-t-royster-9781477326497","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}