You may know the name Linda Martell because of Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter. But Martell had already changed country music and smashed barriers when she became the first Black female artist to perform at the Grand Ole Opry. Though she faced racial abuse and taunts on stage and backstage, Martell persisted, and her stubbornness […]
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