What inspired you to move to Nashville and write country songs? You grew up in Michigan and DC and studied literature at Harvard. To celebrate both Black History Month and the 25th anniversary of "XXX's and OOO's," I'm honored to have her share her own unique history, and offer insights into the African-American experience as it relates to country music.
While at Vanderbilt, I was able to take one of Professor's Randall's courses, Country Lyric in American Culture. Randall is also a professor at Vanderbilt University, where she teaches courses on the intersection of African-American culture with literature, film, food and country music. She would eventually parlay her songwriting career into success as a New York Times bestselling author with her first novel The Wind Done Gone, followed by two more acclaimed novels and an award-winning cookbook, Soul Food Love. ASCAP member Alice Randall is one of the first black females to write a #1 country song (“XXX’s and OOO’s,” recorded by Trisha Yearwood in 1994).
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