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.
How many times have you uttered the phrase; “I didn’t know they played here?” For example: Did you know that in 1974 The Eagles performed on the UNI Baseball Field for the price of $4.50? The Winter Dance Party came to Waterloo just a week after the plane crash in Clear Lake...