Linda Martell
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See Maren Morris Praise Black Women Country Singers in Powerful CMA Awards Speech
Morris uses her Female Vocalist of the Year win to name-check Linda Martell, Rissi Palmer, Rhiannon Giddens and more
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Linda Martell, Country's Lost Pioneer
Linda Martell was the first black female solo artist to play the Grand Ole Opry, but her promising country career was plagued by racism and ended almost as quickly as it began. Fifty years after her only album, she's speaking out
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