Earlier this year, Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter toppled many preconceptions about black country music. Now William Dart looks at a tribute album to the songs of Alice Randall called My Black Country which uncovers a proud tradition with the help of artists from Valerie June and Allison Russell to Leyla McCalla.
Alice Randall Photo: Luigi Novi, CC BY 4.0, ex Wikimedia Commons
Music Details
ARTIST: Beyoncé
TITLE: Jolene
ALBUM: Cowboy Carter
COMPOSER: Parton
LABEL: Parkwood Columbia
ARTIST: Beyoncé feat. Dolly Parton
TITLE: Dolly P
ALBUM: Cowboy Carter
COMPOSER: Parton, Knowles-Carter
LABEL: Parkwood Columbia
ARTIST: Beyoncé
TITLE: Daughter
ALBUM: Cowboy Carter
COMPOSER: Knowles-Carter et al
LABEL: Parkwood Columbia
ARTIST: Linda Martell
TITLE: Bad Case of the Blues
ALBUM: Color Me Country
COMPOSER: Lewis, Smith
LABEL: Sun
ARTIST: Moe Bandy
TITLE: Many Mansions
ALBUM: Greatest Hits
COMPOSER: Randall, Sanders, Etheridge
LABEL: Curb
ARTIST: Allison Russell
TITLE: Many Mansions
ALBUM: My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall
COMPOSER: Randall, Sanders, Etheridge
LABEL: Oh Boy
ARTIST: Rissi Palmer
TITLE: Who's Minding the Garden
ALBUM: My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall
COMPOSER: Randall, Boulton
LABEL: Oh Boy
ARTIST: Saaneah
TITLE: Get the Hell Outta Dodge
ALBUM: My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall
COMPOSER: Randall, Hyatt
LABEL: Oh Boy
ARTIST: Valerie June
TITLE: Mad about the Girl
ALBUM: Universal Love - Wedding Songs Reimagined
COMPOSER: Coward
LABEL: Legacy
ARTIST: Valerie June
TITLE: Big Dream
ALBUM: My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall
COMPOSER: Randall, Murphy
LABEL: Oh Boy
ARTIST: SistaStrings
TITLE: Girls Ride Horses
ALBUM: My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall
COMPOSER: Randall, Sanders
LABEL: Oh Boy
ARTIST: Adia Victoria
TITLE: Went for a Ride
ALBUM: My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall
COMPOSER: Randall, Foster
LABEL: Oh Boy
ARTIST: Leyla McCalla
TITLE: Small Towns (Are Smaller for Girls)
ALBUM: My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall
COMPOSER: Randall, Sanders, Thompson
LABEL: Oh Boy
ARTIST: Caroline Randall Williams
TITLE: XXX's and OOO's
ALBUM: My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall
COMPOSER: Randall, Berg
LABEL: Oh Boy
