Color Me Country: A Celebration of Black Women Who Shaped Country Music - Hardcover

$19.99

Color Me Country: A Celebration of Black Women Who Shaped Country Music - Hardcover

Name: Color Me Country: A Celebration of Black Women Who Shaped Country Music - Hardcover
Brand: BooksCloud
SKU: 9781536230246
Price: 19.99 USD
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$19.99

Book Overview

by Kelly McCartney (Editor), Rissi Palmer (Editor), Rhiannon Giddens (Illustrator)

Multitalented Grammy Award winner Rhiannon Giddens paints women of color up-front and center-stage in this vibrant homage to some of country music's first and finest. Featuring a coloring sheet on the back of the jacket!

In 2020, Linda Martell, the first Black woman to play on the legendary Grand Ole Opry, celebrated the fifty-year anniversary of her debut album. That record, Color Me Country, marked a vital milestone for generations of Black and brown female musicians. Mining a bounty of stories and packed with resources, this collective tribute to artists like Martell--who have defiantly loved a genre that didn't always love them back--pairs nearly twenty mini-biographies with playful portraits in full color by Rhiannon Giddens, a musical legend in her own right. Each profile is a love letter to pioneers in country, Americana, and roots music who set the stage--or grace it today--with guts and soul. From the trailblazing Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who braved racism and sexism to infuse gospel with the blues, to "Queen of Rock" Tina Turner; from Odetta, the Voice of the Civil Rights Movement, to the heady vocals of Valerie June; from the Pointer Sisters to Our Native Daughters, Color Me Country challenges stereotypes to inspire young readers, especially Black or brown girls with a dream, to lift their voices high. Turn the book jacket over for a coloring sheet!

ISBN	9781536230246
Publisher	Candlewick Studio
Genre	Children, Biography, and History
Format	Hardcover
Published	May 2026
Language	ENG- English
Pages	56
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Kids
Print Size	Standard Print