One of popular music’s most successful singers in the mid-80s, Ocean topped the Billboard chart three in the United States separate times. One of the biggest female rock stars on the planet in ...
Defining the alt.country boom of the late 80s and 90s, the best alt.country musicians stood apart with an almost punk-like approach to tradition. The term alt.country (sometimes dubbed ...
Charles’ willingness to cross genres paved the way for future artists to blend different types of music with country. As the first Black female solo artist to play at the Grand Ole Opry ...
Though white men in cowboy hats might be the first thing many people envision when they think of country music, Black country singers have ... for young Black women in country.
Nearly every country ... country music back toward traditional Western sounds in the late ’80s and early ‘90s. Haggard helped to popularize the Bakersfield Sound led by West Coast artists ...
there are many issues facing female musicians and music fans. We’ve all seen people jump to call successful new female bands ‘industry plants’ or witnessed female pop artists being held to a higher ...
And no matter how much it changes, there will always be genre purists who believe there is a “right” and “wrong” way to make music. The following three megafamous singers in country music ...