Failure to attain equal status isn’t an uncommon experience for African Americans, but it is especially rich given the origins of country music. It started with Black people. Over time ...

In summer 1927, producer Ralph Peer spearheaded Bristol recording sessions that became known as country music's "Big Bang. Bailey, a Black entertainer from Tennessee, was one of the Opry's first ...

Failure to attain equal status isn’t an uncommon experience for African Americans, but it is especially rich given the origins of country music. It started with Black people. Over time, it has been ...