Kandia Crazy Horse

When Crazy Horse began as a music journalist, she states that she was considered a "novelty" because "a black, young female wasn't the picture of a rock critic."^[6] Her work as a rock critic is feminist in tone and often focuses on Southern rock.^[7] She has also emphasized black contributions to rock music.^[8]

Crazy Horse edited Rip It Up: The Black Experience in Rock 'n' Roll (2004). The collection of essays analyzed black figures in rock in order to bring to light the "black experience in rock 'n' roll."^[9] Rip It Up describes how black rock isn't considered part of the black music scene and therefore its "impact has been minimized."^[10]

She received an Anschutz Distinguished Fellowship in American Studies from Princeton University during 2008 and 2009.^[11] While she was a fellow at Princeton, she taught the course "Roll Over Beethoven: Black Rock and Cultural Revolt."^[12]

Crazy Horse's debut album, Stampede, contains original songs by Crazy Horse and cover songs.^[13] The style of music on the record is traditional country music.^[14] Acoustic Guitar called her album "stunning" and a "powerful musical debut."^[15] Blurt called her voice "sweet and soulful" and praised her writing that revitalizes familiar country music sounds.^[16]

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