Black Women Sing The Hell Out of Classic Country

HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYEDI’m Movin’ On Tina Turner -made famous by Hank SnowDon’t Talk Now Tina Turner -written by James TaylorStand by Your Man Candi Staton (Made famous by Tammy Wynette)Almost Persuaded Etta James (David Houston’s “Almost Persuaded” spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart starting in August 1966)Hello Walls Esther Phillips (Faron Young Hit written by Willie Nelson)Cold Heart Big Maybelle (Written by Hank Williams)Bad Case of the Blues Linda Martell (First Black woman to sing at the Grand Ole Opry)Don’t You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me) Bettye Swann (Written by Hank Cochran and a hit for Ray Price in 1965)Night Life Aretha Franklin (Written by Willie Nelson and a hit for Ray Price) You Can’t Lie to a Liar Ketty Lester (from her first album in 1962- Ketty went on to release 5 more records in the 60s but you may know her as Hester-Sue Terhune on Little House on the Prairie ) Fairytale The Pointer Sisters -“Fairytale” went on to win the Pointer Sisters the Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for the year 1974, marking the first awarding of a Grammy to an all-female vocal group and making the Pointer Sisters the only black women to win a Grammy in a country music category until Beyoncé took home the Grammy Award for Best Country Album in 2025.Jolene Candi Staton (Written by Dolly Parton)You Can Have Him Jolene Chapel Hart (an answer song )All My Heroes Played Guitars Petrella (name checks a ton of c+ w artists)You Must Think My Heart Has Swinging Doors Vicki VannDirect inspiration for this show was from DJ Action Slacks and the Respected Lady Land Radio Show Respected Lady LandStop by Classic Country Corner Saturday Morning at 8 only on 98.7 WVMO or online at WVMO.FM.or through the TuneIn or Radio Garden app on your phone. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit classiccountrycorner.substack.com