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]
References
^Kramer, Michael J. (2005-12-01). "Crazy Horse, Kandia, ed. Rip It Up: The Black Experience in Rock 'n' Roll. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003". Journal of Popular Music Studies. 17 (3): 352–361.
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10.1111/j.1524-2226.2005.0049b.x.
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