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Epilogue

Country Music Needs a Revolution

from Part IV - Boundary Work

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 February 2023

Paula J. Bishop
Affiliation:
Bridgewater State University
Jada E. Watson
Affiliation:
University of Ottawa
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Summary

Who knew that twenty-two years ago when I began this musical journey that I was making a political statement by just being myself, an eighteen-year-old Black girl from St. Louis, Missouri? In the epilogue, I recount my career thus far in Country music – the good, the bad, and the downright ugly. My journey from Eureka, Missouri, to songwriter’s nights in Nashville to a record deal and all the misadventures along the way. In telling my story, I examine the disparities that exist for women and Black, Indigenous, and artists of color in the country music industry and propose ideas for how to bridge and fill the gaps.

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Whose Country Music?
Genre, Identity, and Belonging in Twenty-First-Century Country Music Culture
, pp. 256 - 263
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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