In February, Queen of the Entire World Beyoncé did something no one else has ever done before. She became the first Black woman to occupy the top spot on
She became the first Black woman to occupy the top spot on the country singles chart when her line-dance anthem, “Texas Hold ‘Em,” debuted at No. 1. What makes the accomplishment all the more impressive is that she did it without the full cooperation of the country establishment. Many fans wrote her off as insufficiently country, and many radio stations in that market refused to play the song.
The debate is whether a Black artist—in this case, a very successful Black woman—can make country music. Never mind that Beyoncé has professed a love for the genre, or that she recorded the even country-er “Daddy Lessons” in 2016, or that both “Texas Hold ‘Em” and its B-side, “16 Carriages,” both sound fundamentally country, with a keen understanding of the genre and its conventions and an even keener grasp of how to expand and reshape them.
Despite making foundational contributions to the genre, Black artists are too often dismissed by fans and programmers who too invested in country music as an arena solely for white voices from rural areas singing about white experiences in rural areas. Meanwhile, white artists routinely borrow production and vocal techniques from Black artists.
This list barely scrapes the surface, so please excuse the absence of Howdy Glenn, Stoney Edwards, Bobby Womack, Dona Mason, Kane Brown, Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Miko Marks, Allison Russell, and scores more. And I’m purposefully omitting compilations, but I highly recommend seeking out the twoA country boy who grew up in rural Florida not far from the Georgia border, Ray Charles had been listening to country music all his life.
Rissi Palmer seemed poised for a breakout. Her debut album created some buzz, and her anthem “Country Girl” became the first single by a Black artist in 20 years to land on the country songs.introduces a singer of remarkable insight who can put her own spin on the Patsy Cline hit “Leavin’ on Your Mind.” Nearly two decades later, that album is barely in print and deserves a reissue proclaiming it as a foundational text for subsequent generations.
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