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Alice Randall Special

Songwriter and novelist Alice Randall talks about her book and album My Black Country, a collection of songs all written by Alice and recorded by African-American female artists.

American songwriter, novelist and lecturer Alice Randall talks about her book and album My Black Country. It's a collection of songs all written by Alice and recorded by African-American female artists. She describes her own story to Ricky and highlights the overlooked artists who are an integral part in the history of country music.

In 1994 Alice Randall became the first Black woman to write a number-one country hit with XXX's and OOO's recorded by Trisha Yearwood. Alice says, "I had songs recorded in the 80s, in the 90s, in the 2000s, and 2010s, but I never once had the joy of hearing one of the songs that I wrote from the perspective of a Black woman recorded by a Black woman. With this project...I hope to change that."

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55 minutes

Last on

Sun 6 Oct 2024 06:00
成人快手 Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Rhiannon Giddens

    The Ballad of Sally Anne

    • The Ballad of Sally Anne.
    • Oh Boy Records.
    • 1.

  • DeFord Bailey

    Fox Chase

    • Country Music - A Film by Ken Burns (The Soundtrack).
    • Legacy Recordings.
    • 3.

  • Herb Jeffries

    Ramblin' Rose

    • If I Were King... Herb Jeffries Sings Memories Of Nat King Cole (Remastered).
    • Essential Media Group.
    • 4.

  • Charley Pride

    Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'

    • Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs.
    • RCA.
    • 4.

  • Valerie June

    Big Dream

    • My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall.
    • Oh Boy Records.
    • 10.

  • Ray Charles

    Just For A Thrill

    • Twenty-One Ray Charles Classics.
    • Twenty-One Classics.
    • 5.

  • Lesley Riddle

    The Cannon Ball

    • Step By Step - Lesley Riddle Meets The Carter Family: Blues, Country, And Sacred.
    • Rounder.
    • 13.

  • Louis Armstrong, Lil Hardin Armstrong & Jimmie Rodgers

    Blue Yodel #9 (Standing on the Corner)

    • The Very Best of Jimmie Rodgers.
    • Camden.
    • 016.

  • The Forester Sisters

    Reckless Night

    • The Forester Sisters.
    • Rhino/Warner Records.
    • 4.

  • Trisha Yearwood

    XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)

    • (Songbook) A Collection Of Hits.
    • MCA Nashville.
    • 11.

  • Caroline Randall Williams

    XXX's And OOO's

    • My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall.
    • Oh Boy Records.
    • 11.

  • Judy Rodman

    Girls Ride Horses

  • 叠别测辞苍肠茅

    TEXAS HOLD 'EM

    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.

  • Leyla McCalla

    Small Towns (Are Smaller for Girls)

    • My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall.
    • Oh Boy Records.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sun 6 Oct 2024 06:00
    成人快手 Radio Scotland

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