Alice Randall to be celebrated at Black Opry's 3rd Anniversary event
On the precipice of launching a record label while continuing a nationwide barnstorming tour of songwriting rounds, the Nashville-based Black Opry has announced a third-anniversary celebration at Music City's City Winery venue honoring Alice Randall on April 25.
The groundbreaking Black country music industry creative's forthcoming memoir and accompanying album, "My Black Country" arrive two weeks before the Black Opry's event.
The Change Agent-cy, Oh Boy Records and Wrangler will support the festivities.
Tickets go on sale Feb. 23 at noon CT and can be purchased at citywinery.com/nashville.
Performers and special guests will be announced soon. They will play unreleased tracks from Randall's catalog and original music from Black Opry Revue performers to celebrate Black country music's past, present, and future.
Randall has a four-decade-long legacy as one of Nashville's ultimate multi-hyphenates: chart-topping country songwriter, legendary music publisher, award-winning author and Vanderbilt University's Andrew W. Mellon Chair in the Humanities.
Among many career highlights, alongside Matraca Berg, Randall was the first Black woman to write a No. 1 country single, Trisha Yearwood's 1994 hit "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)."
Black Opry Co-Founder Holly G promises the event will highlight the Americana, country, folk and roots artists the Black Opry has discovered and celebrate Black executives, fans, team members, and songwriters.
She cites that Randall is a "key figure in Black country music history and a woman who deserves to be honored and heard."
In the past three years, the Black Opry Revue has provided more than 150 artists an opportunity to play paid dates at over 120 venues and festivals, including notable venues Dollywood, CMA Fest, Newport Folk Fest, Americana Fest, Willie Nelson's Luck Ranch and Los Angeles' famed Troubadour venue.
For more information on The Black Opry, visit blackopry.com.
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