<ul><li><B>A <I>Variety</I> Best Music Book of 2022 </B></li><li><B>A <I>No Depression</I> Most Memorable Music Book of 2022</B></li><li><B>A<I> Library Journal</I> Best Arts and Humanities Book of 2022</B></li><li><B>A <I>Pitchfork</I> Best Music Book of 2022</B></li><li><B>A <I>Boot</I> Best Music Book of 2022</B></li><li><B>A <I>Ticketmaster</I> Best Music Book of 2022</B></li><li><B>A <I>Happy Magazine</I> Best Music Book of 2022</B></li></ul><P> Though frequently ignored by the music mainstream, queer and transgender country and Americana artists have made essential contributions as musicians, performers, songwriters, and producers. <I>Queer Country</I> blends ethnographic research with analysis and history to provide the first in-depth study of these artists and their work. Shana Goldin-Perschbacher delves into the careers of well-known lesbian artists like k.d. lang and Amy Ray and examines the unlikely success of singer-songwriter Patrick Haggerty, who found fame forty years af