5. Can the Black Banjo Speak?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. Introduction. Where My People At? 1
4. 1. Uneasy Listening 27
5. 2. Love You, My Brother 47
6. 3. How to Be an Outlaw 77
7. 4. Valerie June, Ghost Catcher 99
8. 5. Can the Black Banjo Speak? 117
9. 6. Thirteen Ways of Looking at Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” 145
10. Conclusion. Black Country Music Afrofuturisms 171
11. Acknowledgments 189
12. Notes 193
13. Index 221