"For over forty years, John Cowan has been both a participant in and chronicler of country and bluegrass music history. Whether as the lead singer and bassist of the genre-bending group New Grass Revival, a beloved personality on Nashville's WSM radio ("the most famed country music station in the world"), or the newest member of the Doobie Brothers, Cowan has had a front-row seat to seismic changes in American roots music and in the recording industry...

Award-winning photographer Melanie Dunea traces the through-lines from country music's gritty roots to the chart-topping chanteuses of today. My Country presents beautiful, imaginative, and revealing photographs of icons ranging from Taylor Swift to Wynonna Judd to Little Jimmy Dickens alongside interviews that reveal the stars' musical roots and inspirations, their defining moments, and what makes country music the heart and soul of America.--From...