singer tracy chapman s popular single from 1988, fast car, is back in the spotlight, after country star luke combs covered the song this year. his version is currently number one on the billboard country charts. and, number two overall. for perspective, chapman s version went as high as number six. for more, i want to bring in hollyg, she s the founder and co-director of black opry, and organization for black country music singers and fans. hollyg, i am so glad you are here. thank you for joining me this evening. i wonder, from your perspective,
angry, upset, or frustrated with luke combs. i think it s great he did, this and i m glad it had the success that it had. as. because now, we get to have this conversation. as i said, i m a huge fan of his, so my hope is that he recognizes, the opportunity that he has to really, really do something important, and impactful, with the success that he s created from her song. this would be a perfect catalyst for him to sit down with our community, and have a conversation, take a black woman on tour with him, or a queer artist or whatever he can do to help due to level the playing field. and honestly, that s the reason that i think someone with his platforms, if he really wants that message to get to him, that this is a huge opportunity for him to be a part of doing the right thing. you know, we think about music and genre, and just how confining we at times are as a society. we are in a world of remakes, right. whether it s a movie, hollyg, whether it s a song, the battles of whose re