(The A List With Alison Lebovitz / WTCI PBS)

For four decades, Alice Randall has devoted her creative energy into writing songs for some of the biggest names in country music.

She is the first Black woman to write a number one country song, a professor and writer-in-residence at Vanderbilt University - and a bestselling author.

In April, she released her newest book, “My Black Country” - which she describes as her “Love Letter To Black Country Music And The ‘First Family’ Of Black Country.”

This celebration of Black artistry comes with a soundtrack – a compilation of Alice’s songs, reimagined by Black country artists who are pushing the boundaries today on Music Row in Nashville and beyond.

Alice Randall is the next guest on “The A List with Alison Lebovitz” - this Thursday at 8:30 PM on our public media partner WTCI PBS.