Exclusion in the Country Music Industry: The Chicks, Chely Wright, and Linda Martell
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About Linda Martell
Linda Martell is an American singer. She became the first commercially successful Black female artist in the country music field and the first to play the Grand Ole Opry. As one of the first African-American country performers, Martell helped influence the careers of future Nashville artists of color.
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