The contributions of Black artists to country music have been marginalized, minimized, and, in some cases, wholly erased from the genre’s history. A group of songwriters, singers, activists, and journalists aimed to set the record straight on Wednesday during a live panel discussion in Nashville. Dubbed “Act III: A Conversation Around ‘Three Chords and the Actual Truth,’” the event was presented by the Black Music Action Coalition and the org’s co-founder, president, and CEO, Willie “Prophet” Stiggers.
Scholar and songwriter Alice Randall, who co-wrote Trisha Yearwood’s 1995 Number...
Scholar and songwriter Alice Randall, who co-wrote Trisha Yearwood’s 1995 Number...
- 5/18/2024
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
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