For years, Fancy Hagood faced prejudice and pop detours. Now he’s back to country music, and finally feeling less alone. jewly hightNovember 12, 2024 Listen Fancy Hagood left small-town Arkansas to make music at age 17. He’s faced prejudice in Nashville and L.A., but on his sophomore album, “American Spirit,” the openly gay country-pop singer-songwriter shows how far he’s actually come.