Described by critic Gary Giddins as "a singer blessed with an unmistakable timbre and attack [who has] expanded the playing field" by incorporating blues, country, and folk music into her work. Wilson has won two Grammy Awards. Also ranks #19 on The 115 Best Female Jazz Singers Of All ...
One of Neville's most notable collaborations with a prominent country singer wasn't even for a country song. His work with Linda Ronstadt in 1989 for the Grammy Award-winning song "Don't Know Much" reached No. 2 that year on theBillboardHot 100 chart. In 1993, he came out with "The...
Charley Pride, Tracy Chapman, and Beyoncé—yes, really—are some of the Black country singers who have made their mark on the genre.
A wholesome country take on theWinstons‘ Top 10 pop/funk song led Linda Martell and her gospel- and soul-bred vocal stylings to a Top 25 country hit, plus gave her the distinction of being the first Black woman to perform on the Grand Ole Opry. To theTennessean, she recalls playing ...
While Beyoncé has asserted that her latest effort “ain’t a Country album,” the genre’s influence can’t be denied – from the singer’s recent cowgirl fashion aesthetic, to the Bey-ified cover of Dolly Parton’s classic “Jolene,” to the inclusion of Black country artists like Tanner...
Country music singer Mickey Guyton sings about ex-boyfriends, but she knows how to poke some fun at herself over it in “Heartbreak Song.” With a new album set to release early next year, the Texas native talked to CBS News about the challenges of being a black woman in country music...
A country singer from Shreveport, Louisiana, Jones got his start as a contestant on the US version of X-Factor in 2012. Now, almost 12 years later, he's dueting with Beyoncé on the track "JUST FOR FUN." The song itself is admittedly not fun. It's about acceptance and learning to ...
After the release of the White Album, McCartney did mention “civil rights” and “riots” during a recording that captured a conversation about the track with the singer-songwriter Donovan. McCartney also mentions the “offense” Diana Ross took when he played “Blackbird” for her. ...
This image from video released by CMT shows country singer Linda Martell during an interview in 2005. Martell, the first Black woman to perform solo at the Grand Ole Opry, will be honored at the 2021 CMT Music Awards on Wednesday. (CMT via AP) By MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer NE...
Over the course of two hours, you watch Beyoncé ascend the stage like a phoenix rising, relishing the show's homage to historically Black colleges across the country. In between, she opens up about the creative process how the overall vision comes to life. It's the closest some of us ...