Black Country Music : : Listening for Revolutions / / Francesca T. Royster.

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 a...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English
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Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2022]
©2022
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:American Music Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Introduction. Where My People At?
  • 1. Uneasy Listening
  • 2. Love You, My Brother
  • 3. How to Be an Outlaw
  • 4. Valerie June, Ghost Catcher
  • 5. Can the Black Banjo Speak?
  • 6. Thirteen Ways of Looking at Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road”
  • Conclusion. Black Country Music Afrofuturisms
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index