Panama Jackson has an enlightening conversation with country music artist Rissi Palmer about what's needed to bridge the racial gap in country music. The pair also discuss the repeated racist incidents Palmer has been forced to endure and the concerted effort underway to erase Black musician's contributions to the genre.
As Dear Culture continues to celebrate Black Music Month, host Panama Jackson has an enlightening conversation with country music artist Rissi Palmer. The pair talk about the repeated racist incidents Palmer has been forced to endure and discuss what's needed to bridge the racial gap in country music, something she's working towards with her Apple Music Radio show "Color Me Country." Palmer also shares the stories of Black musicians who helped the pioneers of country music find their sound and gives historical detail about the efforts to erase their contributions from the genre.
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Vince Gill, Maren Morris, Ryan Hurd and Rissi Palmer open up about the state of country music
Country music s biggest stars, Maren Morris and Luke Combs, will have a conversation at the Country Radio Seminar Wednesday about how artists have a responsibility to help open up the genre to diverse voices and make changes for the better. The industry has long avoided uncomfortable questions about its history and diversity. I think most people perceive that country music is extremely conservative, and I m not sure that s true. I think maybe the audience might be predominantly conservative. I don t know that the artistry is. I don t know that the community is. So there s a rub in there, country singer and songwriter Vince Gill told CBS This Morning co-host Anthony Mason.