Linda Martell

These country legends should all be Rock & Roll Hall of Famers.

'Cowboy Carter' also won Best Country Album at the 2025 Grammy Awards.

The number of Black artists currently surging into country music’s mainstream is unquestionably unprecedented; however, Black artists’ current success in country music is not.

While remembering those African-Americans who paved the way, there are still so many people who have made history in the past century.