Alice Randall is a country music songwriter, a New York Times bestselling author, and a newly minted memoirist. She calls her new book, My Black Country, a love letter to Black country music.

In addition to her memoir, Alice also released the album, My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall, that includes a rendition of the song, “The Ballad of Sally Anne” performed by Rhiannon Giddens. The song, which confronts the harsh realities of lynching in the American South was nominated for a Grammy last year in the Best American Roots Performance category.

On today’s episode Bruce Headlam talks to Alice Randall about her lifelong love of country music. And how growing up in Detroit during the height of Motown influenced her musical sensibilities. She also traces the countless contributions African Americans have made to country music and why she believes that history has been ignored.

You can hear a playlist of some of Alice Randall's favorite songs HERE.

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Alice Randall is a country music songwriter, a New York Times bestselling author, and a newly minted memoirist. She calls her new book,&nbsp;My Black Country, a love letter to Black country music.
In addition to her memoir, Alice also released the album,&nbsp;My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall,&nbsp;that includes a rendition of the song, &ldquo;The Ballad of Sally Anne&rdquo; performed by Rhiannon Giddens. The song, which confronts the harsh realities of lynching in the American South was nominated for a Grammy last year in the Best American Roots Performance category.
On today&rsquo;s episode Bruce Headlam talks to Alice Randall about her lifelong love of country music. And how growing up in Detroit during the height of Motown influenced her musical sensibilities. She also traces the countless contributions African Americans have made to country music and why she believes that history has been ignored.
You can hear a playlist of some of Alice Randall's favorite songs <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1XG84AjR1LNlUrb3jjt8Mq?si=839670bee3914748&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=9d81cd170be64548">HERE</a>.
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Music and storytelling meet on Broken Record, where artists across genres and generations sit down to explore the joy, chaos, and vulnerability of creating—and what it means to devote a life to music. From legendary icons to groundbreaking new voices, each episode captures artists in conversation sharing the inspirations and experiences that shape their craft.

Music and storytelling meet on Broken Record, where artists across genres and generations sit down to explore the joy, chaos, and vulnerability of creating&mdash;and what it means to devote a life to music. From legendary icons to groundbreaking new voices, each episode captures artists in conversation sharing the inspirations and experiences that shape their craft.

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Alice Randall

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