Save this article to read it later.
Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection.
There is this idea a convenient, if falsified, explanation thatcountry music has a complicated past.
The earliest country stars stole their sound directly from the Black community.
It was, quite simply, a matter of self-preservation.
Years ago, while veteran country songwriter Bobby Braddock and I were discussing O.B.
Racism is everywhere in this industry.
But the timing of Lady As revelation isnt the most important question to ask right now.
And the answer is far easier to deduce: Its not.Never mind that theAin Lady A still stands forAntebellum.
If it did, they wouldve done some research.
And Im not happy about that.
You found me on Spotify easily why couldnt they?
Im not sure this industry is even something I want to be a part of, one songwriter wrote.
It doesnt even deserve Black talent at this point.
They must hire more Black musicians than the handful of drummers who get passed around the town.
Country music must extend the offers that, until now, have been mostly reserved for white musicians.
This is the work that the industry as a whole, including Lady A, must now undertake.
