Black country music lovers

[SuperBlackbeauty19]

sounds still like R&B... im black and i like country music, sucks that their like zero black female singers who sing country.. besides Rissi palmer and Imag who have like zero black fans supporting them. No wonder its so hard for black female country singers to make it.. they have no support from their black fans. All you guys keep supporting is that lil wayne crap and beyonce

[Shidooobee]

you call that country ?

sounds like nowadays R&B crap...

[kalmanizer]

I'm an Orthodox Jew and from Brooklyn, NY (You DON'T Get MORE Northern and City than that) and Country Music is my FAVORITE genre of Music! I COULDN'T care less what people think of me. In my HONEST opinion Country Music has the MOST meaningful lyrics from ANY genre of Music! P.S. You have a BEAUTIFUL voice! You should try out for American Idol or perhaps Nashville Idol seeing as you like Country Music! Btw there's NO crime if you're Black and like Country Music. Be PROUD of who you are. :)

[BlackCountryGaz]

So sweet, I'm from The Black Country in England. Beverlery Knight comes from around here. This girl could porbably hold here own with Bev.

[MedusaNegrita]

Leann Rimes? Crap. It's all about Conway Twitty, Dolly Parton, and Johnny Cash. I'm not into the modern day poppy singers. Basically all great pop songs originally started as a country song.

[Shaolinsnake66]

You have a beautiful voice. It's American gospel and country rolled into one. Keep singing.

[demontjoie]

Ich weiss nicht was die singt, ich weiss nicht ob das Country ist, aber ich bin und weg von diesem Mund

[TexDad1971]

simply lovely.

[WarrioressRising]

I was raised on gospel, rhythm and blues, soul, country, I'm black, and just assumed country was another way to express the spirit. Your voice is beautiful.

[JDClampet347]

you are a gorgeous woman with great taste!  And what a voice baby! You are wonderful!

[trevordoucette1]

You have an amazing voice. I've toured all over, did the nashville scene and never got the recognition. I'd love to do a duet with you. check out my vids.

[notabadguy06]

I'm black and LOVE country as well. Some people(of all races) just get caught up into stereotypes that they dont know how to react when a black person likes country. However, when a white person likes rap, no one ridicules the white person. when will we learn?

[Rikki0]

Outstanding, young lady. I've heard a lot of professional singers who I didn't think were as good. I think you would be quite welcome in country music, and I'm 60 years old and white. You have the voice and the looks. Keep cranking them out. Hopefully someone will give you the chance. Good luck. Country music needs more black singers.

[KCphantasmagoric]

I'm black and like country music, but I still think the genre doesn't like blacks.

[1whatsitgonnabe]

that was great and your voice is amazing!!!!!!

[VASINGER]

Hi, Im not sure where you live, but in Virginia a lot black people like country music. You sing very well !

[Thetonidavis]

@duodu2000 "For God so LOVED the world that he gave his only begotten son that WHOSOEVER believes in him WILL NOT perish but have EVER LASTING LIFE." John 3:16

God Bless You Friend :)

[jebeja]

Very good job and yes there are black people, myself included, who love country music. Main problem, the CMA's and other country music award shows, have not put singers like Rissi Palmer, Cowboy Troy, etc. front and center via "live" music shows so that the rest of the country and world can see what they have to offer.

[saharacloud2]

pretty voice :)

[hobbs9740]

pretty good!!

[glencoe6305]

I love country music, and you sing great, and you're beautiful, too, foxy lady !

[Duchess357]

I love, love, love country music. I also love the blues (similar stories...triumphs and trials) and I love my R&B/Soul (especially TRUE soul...old school. Oh, did I mention that I was black? LOL What a silly conversation. Just DO YOU!! I will never stop loving my country and yes...I have an old/classic spirit...Reba is still my fav...even with all the youngins that I love too. :)

[SunAriesMoonCancer]

@Duchess357 You sound like my damn Twin!! You said everything that I was going to say almost word for word! lol

I'm black and I like country music. Not ALL country, but some country. I love Patsy Cline!! And like you, soul/blues is my favorite kind of music and soul/blues shares roots with country music. So it's all good! :)

[Linguiphile]

Black people in country music? You bet. The more the merrier.

Although I personally don't care much for Leanne Rimes' "crossover" or "poppish" style of country, I do like the older classic country style of Linda Martell.

My mother is a fan of Charlie Pride, but his sound is just not "honky-tonkish" enough for me.

Ever considered Bluegrass? You have a superb voice that would be welcome there too.

[forensicmommy]

Sounds great girl! Keep it up and maybe we'll see you take your place among the greats in Nashville some day.

[thespeez]

I was thinkin', I'd like to see a black female country singer remake "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" and change 'When' to 'Where' and also change the line 'rock 'n roll and rhythm and blues' to 'hip-hop, rap and rhythm and blues' and perhaps make a few other changes.

[4lfclover66]

What a gift you have. I am so jealous. Everyone should rejoice in great music. Beautiful songs and musicians make the world a better place. Race isn't even a factor for the true music lover. Keep singing girl !

[barrydunne30]

if there was no black people there would be no country music ,and that is a fact. thay came up with it along with irish roots music .

[ak0087]

wtf is this?

[Flowerof1Christ]

wuts the point of ur comment?

[sav0405]

I love country music and i'm black.... well half black half hispanic, but black.

Country music is my favorite its like the only type that actually is worth listening to.

[tommy2chips]

you have a nice voice. nothing wrong with country music. I listen to it. screw what other people say

[blkcountrywesterngal]

I'm a country songwriter and singer. You have a great voice.

[sdeb82]

you're gorgeous

[8thinpigs]

please tell me if know who the 3 black country artist were on cmt recently it was one woman and two men, one man played a jug by blowing in it and the other man played a fiddle and the woman played a banjo then afetr a while the woman got up and did a boot scootin boogie and they were fabulous please help me out if you can

[BY1NO1]

Might have been buddy and Tina Wright from Texas. Along with their father.

[kennosen1]

I like country.Leanne I don't consider country. You have a great voice.

[KOUNTRYMYWAY1]

There are a lot more of us that love country music Sister.

Check out mine.

[labordaddy]

A beautiful voice from a beautiful woman. You have an amazing gift thank you for sharing it with us all. I am a 27 year old black male that loves country music. Have you ever heard of Rissi Palmer or Rhonda Towns they are two other amazing black country musicians. Keep your head up and keep blessing us all with your beautiful voice.

[KOUNTRYMYWAY1]

I hear you sister, I am a black countrysinger/songwriter,I also have a Country cd out, not much playing time. I would like to get as many of black country singer as I can in one place, I would like the World to see that country music isnt just loved by whites, all we need is a chance to showcase our talent.

[grapefruitm00n]

You have a very nice voice. I don't see why black people can't like country music. Listen to whatever you like, regardless of color. I like R&B, Metal, Hip hop, classical, Coffee house stuff, Hard rock...oh yes, country too! And I'm white

[kwohl]

wow you have a beauuuutiful voice ! :)

[BY1NO1]

I've accomplished what I set out to do. Write and record my own songs. I only wanted to be a songwriter, not a singer or recording artist. Without a doubt, yodeling put me on the independent country music map and I've used that to my advantage, and at the same time kept control over my copyrights. If I never write another song [have over 1200] having 114 of my own yodeling songs in the Recorded Sound Reference Center's permanent collection at the Library of Congress does it all for me.

[soundsfromnothing]

Thats an awesome feat right there. 114 songs is alot! Being archived in Library of Congress is excellent. I'm gonna go off on a tanget here, but since you(like me)appreciate older country, I'll ask you: what do you think of newer country? Not that I'm traditionalist, but most country sounds like overpolished studio-pop or regurgitated southern rock. There are a few bands that impress me, but wheres the innovation? Even in the restrictive days of the Opry(no drums on stage)there was more variety!

[BY1NO1]

That's only 114 that were cataloged at the time. I'm still digging out songs from my early demos that somehow escaped indexing. Country quit being "country" in the early 1980s. The transition to "pop" and "rock" styles was done to attract younger audiences and keep the business alive. From the late '90s to the present the music has been so bastardized that it's no longer country in the traditional sense. Really don't care for today's [2000-2008]"country." No depth, no flavor.

[idaltuguy]

Even when Atkins' "Nashville Sound" style came along, it sounded different. I know it was considered pop at the time, but it still had its own sound. Floyd Kramer had that awesome original slip note style. It took me a long time to even get into 70's country (it was becoming more & more polished). Here's where my interest basically stops; After Roy Clark & Jerry Reed individual style seemed to die.

[BY1NO1]

Very keen observation.

[BY1NO1]

The rumor that Black people don't like country music is just that, A RUMOR. We have been involved [but excluded] in country music since its beginnings as performers, writers, mentors, and yodelers. Grab a copy of [African-American journalist] Pamela E. Foster's 400-page book "My Country, The African Diaspora's Country Music Heritage." Berry Gordy [MoTown Records owner] had three country music labels.

Mike Johnson, Country Music's No.1 Black Yodeler

[soundsfromnothing]

True. Deford Bailey is 1 of countrys first Harmonica stars. In race record era(around 1910-1930s)theres a few black artists who had white folk tunes in their repertoire, but were listed w/the "race" label, cause they were black. Blues artist Frank Hutchinson, was listed w/the "hillbilly" label cause he was white. The Mississippi Shieks(jug band)yodeled on their albums; They learned it from jimmie rogers, who adapted his yodel(theres varying accounts of this)after hearing a swiss vaudeville act.

[soundsfromnothing]

(continued) Blacks reintroduced guitar to whites. In victorian era-southern whites especially-abandoned it(due to cost/the fact it was considered a "proper" classical instrument). Whites often learned guitar from blacks or adapted banjo styles 2 guitar. Blacks influenced expression in white singing; In victorian era, it was thought inproper 2 put much feeling in music. White singing became a little monotone. Black field hollers & spirituals(along with revival meetings)returned white expression.

[idaltuguy]

Wow! Never knew that. Which blacks taught the old country players guitar?

[soundsfromnothing]

Much of it is undocumented, but occured in 1800s. Maybelle Carter learned from a black woman. H.Williams learned guitar from black(sharecropper?)named Tee-Tot. Kennedy Jones(an inspiration 4 Merle Travis' rag style)used 2 swap fingerstyle licks with Arnold Schulz(son of former slaves). Jones' mother taught him fingerstyle guitar & he picked up influences from Shultz. Music history's funny. U have whites developing new banjo(a black instrument)fingerstyles & blacks developing new styles 4 guitar.

[idaltuguy]

So Maybelle Carter learned her picking style from a black person? Did this person live in the same area? I heard the clinch area was predominately white at that time...

[soundsfromnothing]

From what I've been able to find, the "Carter Scratch" was self taught. A guitarist named Leslie Riddle befriended A.P. Carter in 1927 (He used to run around with him and collect folk songs). He did teach Maybelle how to play "bottleneck" fingerstyle guitar (not the same style when you run a bottle over the strings). This was different then Carter's original fingerpicking style original style. But she used his guitar technique on her later recordings.

[idaltuguy]

Cool. America has such a strong blend of musical history. I never realized it went that deep. How did you get into bluegrass? Most blacks I know don't like country. I got into it because my dad listened to it when I was younger. I was probably one of the few black kids that listened to country or had parents that listened to it. Was it the same for you?

[soundsfromnothing]

:) Not black, but grew up in S. California(L.A. area)& no one listened 2 it out here(well...except when pop-country & line dancing were big). I think I always kind of liked the Roy rogers western-type songs(liked cowboy movies as a kid & the Pecos Bill cartoon)but 4 the most part couldn't stand country. I used 2 call it hick music & never gave it the time of day. It wasn't till I moved 2 another state & heard real college radio, that I got into bluegrass. From there I got into everything else.

[idaltuguy]

Cool. You really know a lot about the music. I'm glad I got into it myself. The more knowledge you have the better you are.

[soundsfromnothing]

I totally agree! you can never learn enough about music. Plus, most new styles come out of older ones :)

[BY1NO1]

I see you've done some homework. True, the record labels & media separated the music into black/white genre, not the musicians. When Europeans came to this country with slaves, indentured servants, etc. they brought their cultural songs. Over time, these different songs and styles were shared, swapped & merged into a unique "american" form. Leadbelly wrote and performed country songs. However, the mindset of the day would not accept this. I've faced this on occasion [1966] during my "career."

[soundsfromnothing]

I'm kind of a country fanatic(got into bluegrass in 97 & been obsessed ever since:) Great point w/Leadbelly! He had a huge repertoire(blues, hollers, spirituals, black fiddle/buckdance songs, white s. folk, standards etc.) I've always considered him a multigenre artist(& both him & Rodgers, "songsters"). Rogers @ times, had full jazz, jug, & "hawaiin" backing bands. He more "uptown" than his contemporaries. Its 2 bad people have been prejudice against blacks in country; I'm glad your doing well!

[MaryJamesMurdoch]

And of course, let's not forget Whitney's rendition of Dolly Parton's hit.

[Flowerof1Christ]

You look just like my sister

[collegeguy2009]

Nyce... u truly debunked racial n cultural stereotypes.

I ain't white but I lurv country music, as well as punk, alternativ n indie beats. My dad also loves country music.