#deford Bailey

[julianslifeandlove]

Its Black History Month and Country Music is part of our roots. So in honor of Beyoncé dropping country. Here is some Black History Country Facts from Ourblkstories follow them on Tiktok.

[ylojgtr]

ooh this is perfect! i can tell you all about revolutionary harmonica players!! i will give neil a little credit since he introduced me and im sure many other harmonicists to the instrument, but i assure you there are SO many better players out there

definitely gotta check out deford bailey (pronounced dee-ford). he was a master at and greatly popularized the train imitation and fox chase styles (<this video has flickering for some reason just fyi) and is largely responsible for country harmonica, being a founding member of the grand ol opry

little walter is obviously a must. his approach to the instrument, melodic, dirty and presice, set the standard for chicago blues playing. while he probably wasn't the first to do it, he certainly popularized the use of a microphone while playing which helped the harmonica stay relevant in the age of electric instruments and added a unique distorted tone

sonny terry is also blues, but a very different style. he used a lot of chordal rhythms for accompaniment and really was the first person to play anything like what he did, it's kinda hard to explain

all three of those guys influenced charlie mccoy, one of the most recorded session musicians in history and sort of the pioneer of country and bluegrass harmonica.

there's a direct lineage from mccoy to one of my personal favourite players, jason ricci (solo @1:48), whose mentor pat ramsey (solo @1:50) applied super-fast bluegrass style licks to blues. jason took it a step further, delving into punk, hard rock and funk with an extremely idiosyncratic style. (i had a hard time choosing which song to link but i think this one is a succinct, flashy example of an iconic era of his career. more are in the playlist!)

jason's style also makes heavy use of a technique called overbending, which is probably the most common way to play chromatic notes on a diatonic harmonica. typically, a harmonica is tuned to have only the notes of one major scale, which is why most players have different harmonicas in different keys. but it is possible to play some notes between the scale degrees by bending, which was pioneered by black american musicians before being widely recording, but there are still some notes that can't be played bent

that's where howard levy (solo @1:50 but you should watch the whole thing 😳) comes in (probably my favourite harmonica player ever). he was a jazz piano player before picking up harmonica and decided to start practicing scales on harp the same way he did piano. of course, not all the notes were there, but somehow in trying to bend a note that didn't bend he got a different sound. he ended up becoming the first person to really master this technique, finally bringing the diatonic harmonica into jazz and other more complex music.

last major suggestion, brendan power. his early influences include sonny terry and charlie mccoy but his style has become defined by his harmonica inventions. after learning that charlie mccoy tuned his harmonicas differently (there's a really cool story about how he started doing that) brendan set out to create the ultimate diatonic tuning, since standard tuning wasn't intended to be used in any of the stuff it's used in now, it just happens to work pretty well. but what if it worked PERFECTLY for whatever style you were playing? his most famous tunings include paddy richter (for irish music) powerdraw (for more ease of playing blues) and powerbender (my personal favourite that's great for everything from jazz to hard rock). he also invented half-valving, which i won't get into but basically gives you the ability to bend all notes in different ways, which works on diatonic and chromatic harmonicas. his work has really bridged the gap between the two instruments. he's also created double decker harmonicas, modular reed harmonicas, switchable octave harmonicas, extended range harmonicas and all sorts of harmonicas with extended expressiveness in about a hundred different ways. his playing is also exceptional. he's a very diverse but recognizable player capable of fitting in just about anywhere but you're always sure it's him when you hear that distinctive sound

so those are the main harmonica players id suggest. if you're looking for more id recommend will wilde (hard rock/metal player who uses his own tuning and WILL BLOW YOUR MIND), todd parrott (incredible bluegrass player who takes advantage of modern harmonica techniques in a traditional setting), carlos del junco (a blues/jazz/roots player with a very unique, technical style), jimmy reed (blues singer with a highly influential harmonica sound), joel andersson (innovative european folk player who uses many novel harmonica designs and is also a fantastic harmonica technician), p.t. gazell (western swing and jazz player who uses half-valved diatonics to get chromatic notes instead of overbends) and konstantin reinfeld (he really plays everything, from jazz to classical to hip hop to tango to bollywood music. all on diatonic harmonica)

here's a playlist with all the songs i linked and more! i hope other people will see this post too if there's one thing i can't stand it's harmonica ignorance

Like any person of culture, tonight I sought out a list of musical artists who revolutionized the usage of the humble harmonica. The list I found involved Neil Young's Heart of Gold.

Needless to say, I entered a berserker state.

[uzumaki-rebellion]

This book is finally coming out in April. Some Black American country music history:

Alice Randall, award-winning professor, songwriter, and author with a “lively, engaging, and often wise” (The New York Times Book Review) voice, offers a lyrical, introspective, and unforgettable account of her past and her search for the first family of Black country music. Country music had brought Randall and her activist mother together and even gave Randall a singular distinction in American music history: she is the first Black woman to cowrite a number one country hit, Trisha Yearwood’s “XXX’s and OOO’s”. Randall found inspiration and comfort in the sounds and history of the first family of Black country music: DeFord Bailey, Lil Hardin, Ray Charles, Charley Pride, and Herb Jeffries who, together, made up a community of Black Americans rising through hard times to create simple beauty, true joy, and sometimes profound eccentricity. What emerges in My Black Country is a celebration of the most American of music genres and the radical joy in realizing the power of Black influence on American culture. As country music goes through a fresh renaissance today, with a new wave of Black artists enjoying success, My Black Country is the perfect gift for longtime country fans and a vibrant introduction to a new generation of listeners who previously were not invited to give the genre a chance.

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 12.14

Beer Birthdays

John Frederick Wiessner (1831)

Simon Fishel (1846)

Vic Kralj (1959)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Tycho Brahe; Danish astronomer (1546)

Shirley Jackson; writer (1919)

Ginger Lynn; adult actress (1962

Stan Smith; tennis player (1946)

Clark Terry; jazz trumpet player (1920)

Famous Birthdays

Morey Amsterdam; comedian, actor (1908)

Kelley Armstrong; Canadian author (1968)

DeFord Bailey; country and blues musician (1899)

Margaret Bakkes; South African author (1930)

Lester Bangs; music journalist & author (1948)

Aphra Behn; English playwright and author (1640)

Ewa Białołęcka; Polish author (1967)

Jane Birkin; English singer, actor (1946)

Capel Bond; English organist & composer (1734)

Boudewijn Büch; Dutch author, poet & tv host (1948)

T. K. Carter; actor (1956)

David A. Cherry; artist & illustrator (1949)

Anne Conway; English philosopher and author (1631)

Jane Cowl; actress and playwright (1884)

Dan Dailey; singer, dancer, actor (1913)

Ernie Davis; Syracuse RB (1939)

James Doolittle; aviator (1896)

Patty Duke; actress (1946)

Paul Éluard; French poet and author (1895)

Herbert Feigl; Austrian philosopher (1902)

Roger Fry; English painter (1866)

George Furth; actor & playwright (1932)

Cynthia Gibb; actress (1963)

Miranda Hart; English actress (1972)

Scott Hatteberg; Oakland A's 1B/C (1969)

Don Hewitt; journalist & 60 Minutes creator (1922)

Vanessa Anne Hudgens; actress (1988)

Spike Jones; bandleader, comedian (1911)

Jan Antonín Koželuh; Czech composer (1738)

Abbe Lane; singer, actress (1932)

John Lurie; actor, saxophonist, painter & director (1952)

Krissy Lynn; adult actress (1984)

Steve MacLean; Canadian physicist & astronaut (1954)

Natasha McElhone; English-Irish actress (1971)

Sophie Monk; English-Australian singer-songwriter & actress (1979)

Alexander Nelke; Estonian-American painter (1894)

Nostradamus; French astrologer, physician (1503)

Beth Orton; English singer-songwriter & guitarist (1970)

Michael Ovtiz; talent agent (1946)

Jill Pipher; mathematician (1955)

Lee Remick; actress (1935)

Gerard Reve; Dutch-Belgian author & poet (1923)

Charlie Rich; country singer (1932)

Kyle Shanahan; football coach (1979)

Xul Solar; Argentinian painter and sculptor (1887)

Jon Staggers; Green Bay Packers WR (1948)

KaDee Strickland; actress (1975)

June Taylor; dancer & choreographer (1917)

Hans von Ohain; German-American physicist & engineer (1911)

Michaela Watkins; actor & comedian (1971)

Joyce Vincent Wilson; singer (1946)

Charles Wolfe; Irish poet (1791)

Mary Tappan Wright; novelist and writer (1851)

Tata Young; Thai singer, model, actor (1980)

[lboogie1906]

DeFord Bailey (December 14, 1899 — July 2, 1982) a Country Music Pioneer was born in Carthage, Tennessee. Stricken with infantile paralysis at the age of three, he was given a harmonica. He never grew taller than four feet, ten inches. His skill with the harmonica and his musical talent gained him renown in country music.

He composed harmonica tunes based on the sound of rushing locomotives. A white storekeeper hired him to entertain customers with his harmonica. He moved to Nashville where he continued playing the harmonica for street audiences.

He won second place in a French harp contest on WDAD Radio. He played his rendition of “It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More.” He made his first appearance on Nashville’s WSM Radio, after overcoming some racial opposition from the station’s director. He was given the title “Harmonica Wizard.”

He recorded eight titles for the Brunswick label. He recorded for Victor Records during a Nashville session. “Ice Water Blues/Davidson County Blues” became so popular that the Victor label released it three times.

He toured the South with the leading stars of the Grand Ole Opry in the 1930s. He was well-received by country music fans, but racial segregation laws caused problems in hotels and restaurants. He had to pose as a baggage handler for the white performers.

His popularity peaked in the late 1930s. During one three-hour Grand Ole Opry show, he was allowed a notable twenty-five-minute performance. By 1941, he was off the Opry. For the next thirty years, he shined shoes at his small shop in Nashville. He reemerged as a performer in the mid-1960s, playing on local television. He made a rare concert appearance at Vanderbilt University. He had returned to the Grand Ole Opry and even celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday. His last performance at the Grand Ole Opry House was on April 3, 1982.

On June 23, 1983, the country music industry celebrated him as the first African-American star of the Grand Ole Opry. The mayor unveiled a plaque in his honor, and a monument was placed at his gravesite. His memorabilia was presented to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[ostberlinanalogue]

DeFord Bailey - “Pan American Blues”

[dizzymoods]

She got one of my fav son house tracks in that little teaser of hers. we’ll see. won’t hold my breath.

Bluegrass, country blues, folk, outlaw, rockabilly. I wanna see elizabeth cotten & deford bailey inspo.

& if it weren’t for her bs in december playing her dumbass movie in that fake ass genocidal “country” i’d say she should play a concert at rikers but that’d be tacky, anyway. but someone has to do proletarian country and folk on a major level today.

Especially since that raytheon singerman dropped a couple weeks ago

still don’t like her anymore. but i will be 🌊 🌧️

actually let me fix a country playlist while i pack for this work trip abroad

[beyhivecountrymusicradio]

STOP BEING MAD AT BEYONCE FOR NOT THROWING HER BLACK ANCESTORS IN THE TRASH:

Black people stop throwing your black culture away: & see the value in your black culture. Know your black history: & BLACKS BEING COMPLETELY ERASED OUT OF THE BLACK COUNTRY MUSIC YOUR ANCESTORS INVENTED: BY WHITES: WHO WHITE WASHED YOUR BLACK COUNTRY MUSIC SO BAD: THEY ACTUALLY BELIEVE WHITES INVENTED COUNTRY MUSIC & CULTURE & BLACKS NEVER HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT & CAN NOT BE COUNTRY BECAUSE WE HAVE BLACK SKIN: THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN: IF BLACKS STOP THROWING OUR BLACKNESS IN THE TRASH FOR OTHER RACES TO CULTURALLY APPPROPIATE & SEE THE VALUE IN YOUR ANCESTORS THAT YOU DON'T SEE. BLACK PEOPLE CREATED MORE THAN HIP HOP RAP MUSIC. WAKE UP!

I had a white lady try & tell me Spain invented the guitar. What she meant to say was BLACK MOORS FROM NORTH AFRICA BROUGHT THE GUITAR TO SPAIN & PORTUGAL IN THE 1500 CENTURY: BUT I GUITAR LIKE INSTRUMENT EXISTED IN AFRICA SINCE THE EMPIRE OF CUSH FROM 600 BC TO 350 AD TO PRESENT DAY. ANOTHER EFFORT AT CULTURAL APPROPIATION & FORGETING THE BLACK ROOTS OF THE GUITAR. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. BLACK PEOPLE DO YOUR RESEARCH DON'T LET NO ONE STEAL CULTURE. IGNORANT BLACKS HAVE EVEN SAID Beyoncé IS TRYING TO MAKE WHITE MUSIC: BECAUSE SOME IGNORANT BLACK PEOPLE DON'T KNOW BLACK PEOPLE INVENTED COUNTRY MUSIC & BROUGHT COUNTRY MUSIC TO THE USA AS SLAVES ALONG WITH THE BANJO, GUITAR, & DRUMS. WE BLACKS INVENT JAZZ THROW IT AWAY LET WHITE FOLKS HAVE IT. BLACKS INVENT BLUES THROW IT AWAY & LET WHITE FOLKS HAVE IT. BLACK FOLKS INVENT COUNTRY MUSIC THROW IT AWAY & LET WHITE FOLKS HAVE IT. BLACK FOLKS LIKE JIMI HENDRIX, CHUCK BERRY, FATS DOMINO, TINA TURNER HELPED INVENT ROCK & ROLL & WE THROW IT AWAY & LET WHITE FOLKS HAVE IT. ALOT OF IGNORANT BLACKS TRULY BELIEVE RAP & HIP HOP IS THE ONLY GENRE OF MUSIC BLACKS INVENTED OR CONTRIBUTED TO. MINISTER FARAKAHN SAID IT BEST: WHEN IGNORANT BLACK PEOPLE GOT MAD AT RACHEL DOLEZAL FOR CULTURALLY APPROPIATING BLACK CULTURE "DON'T GET MAD AT RACHEL DOLEZAL FOR FINDING VALUE IN BLACK CULTURE: WHILE YALL ARE BUSY BLEACHING YOUR SKIN & THROWING YOUR BLACK CULTURE & BLACKNESS AWAY!"

My mom's side of the family came from Mississippi & moved to Saint Louis, Missouri. My dad side of the family also came from Mississippi & moved to Saint Louis, Missouri: so I grew up with Blackfoot Indian on both sides of my family & black country on both sides of my family. I grew up on country music Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson: but I also grew up with Charley Pride, Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, LaMelle Prince, Linda Martell, The Pointer Sisters, Tina Turner, Ruby Falls, Deford Bailey, Rufus Teetot Payne, Lesley Riddle. Later on I liked other Black country artist like Rissi Palmer, Mickey Guyton, Darius Rucker, Kane Brown, & yes even Beyoncé. Black people helped invent country music & cowboy culture. The black slaves that herded cattle would wear cowboy hats, cowboy boots, chaps, & jeans: & were called cowboys by the slavemasters & the term cowboy was originally meant as an insult to the black men who were slaves & herded cattle. It didn't become a compliment until white people culturally appropiated country music & cowboy culture & attire from Black people. I am tired of white people stealing country culture & country music from Black people & then thinking the black people they stole country music & country culture from are not country: because our skin is not white. We do not mind sharing country culture, country music, & cowboy attire & cowboy culture with anyone: but don't turn around & tell the very black people you stole everything from we are not country: because we do not have white skin. THAT WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED OR TOLERATED: & BEYONCE IS LEADING THE MOVEMENT. RACIST BULLIES HATE HER FOR THAT: BUT I AND 313,000,000 people of all races, sexes, & orientations love her dearly for thar. THE HATE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED HATERS WILL BE BLOCKED, DELETED, & IGNORED. RACIST, BULLY, HATERS CAN KICK ROCKS.

DOLLY Parton, Wynonna Judd, Patsy Cline, Trisha Yearwood, Shania Twain, LORETTA LYNN, LAINEY WILSON, Megan Moroney, Miranda Lambert, Tanya Tucker, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Carrie Underwood: are all country artist that I love: but none of them can sing almost 4 octaves like Queen Bey Beyonce: I am not a professional singer for a living: but like Beyonce I can also sing almost 4 octaves: I can sing bass, baritone, tenor, contratenor, contralto, alto, & 8 Soprano notes: it took me over 20 years to reach 8 soprano notes: because I have a very low singing voice. For many years I could only sing 5 soprano notes: but after taking voice lessons most of my life: I made it to 7 soprano notes. I staye at 7 soprano notes: until I minored in opera: & two years of training finally got me the 8th soprano note: that eluded me my whole life. I love my lower voice registry: but I do like soprano voices too: so I worked really hard to sing those soprano notes for kareoke purposes over the years. This was the reason I took opera in college to learn how to sing higher notes: it was very, hard work: so I can respect Beyonce's God Given talent: because she naturally can sing almost 4 octaves: she did not have to work at it for over 30 years like I did & minor in opera in college. Beyonce's half time show was the f*cking best I ever seen. She honors her black ancestors: who helped invent country music. There has been racism against black women in country music for years. If you got anything negative to say about BEYONCE OR ANY BLACK WOMAN IN COUNTRY MUSIC PLEASE BLOCK ME: BECAUSE I WILL DEFINITELY BLOCK YOU & DELETE YOUR COMMENTS FROM MY PAGE. I AM NOT STANDING FOR NO MORE RACISM & BULLYING OF BLACK FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST. RACISTS BULLIES AGAINST BLACK WOMEN IN COUNTRY MUSIC WILL NOT BE GIVEN A VOICE OR PLATFORM ON MY PAGE EVER AGAIN! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. I DON'T LIKE RACIST BULLIES AT ALL.

African guitar like instruments existed in the empire of Cush (c.600 BC - c.350 AD) & had guitar like strings, also the banjo & the drums are also African Instruments too. Moors brought guitar like intruments to Portugal & Spain around the 15 century.

Moors were people of color who lived in North Africa. The black Moors of North Africa brought the guitar to Spain & Portugal during their occupation of Al-Andalus from 711-1492:

The Black Moors brought the al'ud, an 11-stringed, pear-shaped, fretless instrument that evolved into the Spanish guitar. The Black Moors al'ud is thought to be the direct ancestor of the modern guitar.

The Moorish guitar is also known as the Guitarra Morisca, which means "Moorish guitar". It had multiple soundholes, an oval body, a wide neck, & crescent-shaped headstock.

By the 14th century, the Guitarra Morisca was called a guitar. The guitar, along with other instruments, helped shape the development of Spanish classical music & flamenco & helped to form the foundation of Modern Spanish Music Styles.

The most significant Moorish musician was known as Ziryab (the Blackbird) who arrived in Spain in 822. The Moors introduced earliest versions of several instruments, including the Lute or el oud, the guitar or kithara & the Lyre. Current racist narrative is that Spain invented the guitar in the 15 century. The reality is black Moors from Northern Africa brought the guitar to Spain around that time. Guitar like instruments existed in Africa since 600 bc to 350 AD.

[rubyfallscountrymusic]

STOP BEING MAD AT BEYONCE FOR NOT THROWING HER BLACK ANCESTORS IN THE TRASH:

Black people stop throwing your black culture away: & see the value in your black culture. Know your black history: & BLACKS BEING COMPLETELY ERASED OUT OF THE BLACK COUNTRY MUSIC YOUR ANCESTORS INVENTED: BY WHITES: WHO WHITE WASHED YOUR BLACK COUNTRY MUSIC SO BAD: THEY ACTUALLY BELIEVE WHITES INVENTED COUNTRY MUSIC & CULTURE & BLACKS NEVER HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT & CAN NOT BE COUNTRY BECAUSE WE HAVE BLACK SKIN: THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN: IF BLACKS STOP THROWING OUR BLACKNESS IN THE TRASH FOR OTHER RACES TO CULTURALLY APPPROPIATE & SEE THE VALUE IN YOUR ANCESTORS THAT YOU DON'T SEE. BLACK PEOPLE CREATED MORE THAN HIP HOP RAP MUSIC. WAKE UP!

I had a white lady try & tell me Spain invented the guitar. What she meant to say was BLACK MOORS FROM NORTH AFRICA BROUGHT THE GUITAR TO SPAIN & PORTUGAL IN THE 1500 CENTURY: BUT I GUITAR LIKE INSTRUMENT EXISTED IN AFRICA SINCE THE EMPIRE OF CUSH FROM 600 BC TO 350 AD TO PRESENT DAY. ANOTHER EFFORT AT CULTURAL APPROPIATION & FORGETING THE BLACK ROOTS OF THE GUITAR. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. BLACK PEOPLE DO YOUR RESEARCH DON'T LET NO ONE STEAL CULTURE. IGNORANT BLACKS HAVE EVEN SAID Beyoncé IS TRYING TO MAKE WHITE MUSIC: BECAUSE SOME IGNORANT BLACK PEOPLE DON'T KNOW BLACK PEOPLE INVENTED COUNTRY MUSIC & BROUGHT COUNTRY MUSIC TO THE USA AS SLAVES ALONG WITH THE BANJO, GUITAR, & DRUMS. WE BLACKS INVENT JAZZ THROW IT AWAY LET WHITE FOLKS HAVE IT. BLACKS INVENT BLUES THROW IT AWAY & LET WHITE FOLKS HAVE IT. BLACK FOLKS INVENT COUNTRY MUSIC THROW IT AWAY & LET WHITE FOLKS HAVE IT. BLACK FOLKS LIKE JIMI HENDRIX, CHUCK BERRY, FATS DOMINO, TINA TURNER HELPED INVENT ROCK & ROLL & WE THROW IT AWAY & LET WHITE FOLKS HAVE IT. ALOT OF IGNORANT BLACKS TRULY BELIEVE RAP & HIP HOP IS THE ONLY GENRE OF MUSIC BLACKS INVENTED OR CONTRIBUTED TO. MINISTER FARAKAHN SAID IT BEST: WHEN IGNORANT BLACK PEOPLE GOT MAD AT RACHEL DOLEZAL FOR CULTURALLY APPROPIATING BLACK CULTURE "DON'T GET MAD AT RACHEL DOLEZAL FOR FINDING VALUE IN BLACK CULTURE: WHILE YALL ARE BUSY BLEACHING YOUR SKIN & THROWING YOUR BLACK CULTURE & BLACKNESS AWAY!"

My mom's side of the family came from Mississippi & moved to Saint Louis, Missouri. My dad side of the family also came from Mississippi & moved to Saint Louis, Missouri: so I grew up with Blackfoot Indian on both sides of my family & black country on both sides of my family. I grew up on country music Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson: but I also grew up with Charley Pride, Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, LaMelle Prince, Linda Martell, The Pointer Sisters, Tina Turner, Ruby Falls, Deford Bailey, Rufus Teetot Payne, Lesley Riddle. Later on I liked other Black country artist like Rissi Palmer, Mickey Guyton, Darius Rucker, Kane Brown, & yes even Beyoncé. Black people helped invent country music & cowboy culture. The black slaves that herded cattle would wear cowboy hats, cowboy boots, chaps, & jeans: & were called cowboys by the slavemasters & the term cowboy was originally meant as an insult to the black men who were slaves & herded cattle. It didn't become a compliment until white people culturally appropiated country music & cowboy culture & attire from Black people. I am tired of white people stealing country culture & country music from Black people & then thinking the black people they stole country music & country culture from are not country: because our skin is not white. We do not mind sharing country culture, country music, & cowboy attire & cowboy culture with anyone: but don't turn around & tell the very black people you stole everything from we are not country: because we do not have white skin. THAT WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED OR TOLERATED: & BEYONCE IS LEADING THE MOVEMENT. RACIST BULLIES HATE HER FOR THAT: BUT I AND 313,000,000 people of all races, sexes, & orientations love her dearly for thar. THE HATE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED HATERS WILL BE BLOCKED, DELETED, & IGNORED. RACIST, BULLY, HATERS CAN KICK ROCKS.

DOLLY Parton, Wynonna Judd, Patsy Cline, Trisha Yearwood, Shania Twain, LORETTA LYNN, LAINEY WILSON, Megan Moroney, Miranda Lambert, Tanya Tucker, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Carrie Underwood: are all country artist that I love: but none of them can sing almost 4 octaves like Queen Bey Beyonce: I am not a professional singer for a living: but like Beyonce I can also sing almost 4 octaves: I can sing bass, baritone, tenor, contratenor, contralto, alto, & 8 Soprano notes: it took me over 20 years to reach 8 soprano notes: because I have a very low singing voice. For many years I could only sing 5 soprano notes: but after taking voice lessons most of my life: I made it to 7 soprano notes. I staye at 7 soprano notes: until I minored in opera: & two years of training finally got me the 8th soprano note: that eluded me my whole life. I love my lower voice registry: but I do like soprano voices too: so I worked really hard to sing those soprano notes for kareoke purposes over the years. This was the reason I took opera in college to learn how to sing higher notes: it was very, hard work: so I can respect Beyonce's God Given talent: because she naturally can sing almost 4 octaves: she did not have to work at it for over 30 years like I did & minor in opera in college. Beyonce's half time show was the f*cking best I ever seen. She honors her black ancestors: who helped invent country music. There has been racism against black women in country music for years. If you got anything negative to say about BEYONCE OR ANY BLACK WOMAN IN COUNTRY MUSIC PLEASE BLOCK ME: BECAUSE I WILL DEFINITELY BLOCK YOU & DELETE YOUR COMMENTS FROM MY PAGE. I AM NOT STANDING FOR NO MORE RACISM & BULLYING OF BLACK FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST. RACISTS BULLIES AGAINST BLACK WOMEN IN COUNTRY MUSIC WILL NOT BE GIVEN A VOICE OR PLATFORM ON MY PAGE EVER AGAIN! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. I DON'T LIKE RACIST BULLIES AT ALL.

African guitar like instruments existed in the empire of Cush (c.600 BC - c.350 AD) & had guitar like strings, also the banjo & the drums are also African Instruments too. Moors brought guitar like intruments to Portugal & Spain around the 15 century.

Moors were people of color who lived in North Africa. The black Moors of North Africa brought the guitar to Spain & Portugal during their occupation of Al-Andalus from 711-1492:

The Black Moors brought the al'ud, an 11-stringed, pear-shaped, fretless instrument that evolved into the Spanish guitar. The Black Moors al'ud is thought to be the direct ancestor of the modern guitar.

The Moorish guitar is also known as the Guitarra Morisca, which means "Moorish guitar". It had multiple soundholes, an oval body, a wide neck, & crescent-shaped headstock.

By the 14th century, the Guitarra Morisca was called a guitar. The guitar, along with other instruments, helped shape the development of Spanish classical music & flamenco & helped to form the foundation of Modern Spanish Music Styles.

The most significant Moorish musician was known as Ziryab (the Blackbird) who arrived in Spain in 822. The Moors introduced earliest versions of several instruments, including the Lute or el oud, the guitar or kithara & the Lyre. Current racist narrative is that Spain invented the guitar in the 15 century. The reality is black Moors from Northern Africa brought the guitar to Spain around that time. Guitar like instruments existed in Africa since 600 bc to 350 AD.

[blackfemalecountryartistonradio]

STOP BEING MAD AT BEYONCE FOR NOT THROWING HER BLACK ANCESTORS IN THE TRASH:

Black people stop throwing your black culture away: & see the value in your black culture. Know your black history: & BLACKS BEING COMPLETELY ERASED OUT OF THE BLACK COUNTRY MUSIC YOUR ANCESTORS INVENTED: BY WHITES: WHO WHITE WASHED YOUR BLACK COUNTRY MUSIC SO BAD: THEY ACTUALLY BELIEVE WHITES INVENTED COUNTRY MUSIC & CULTURE & BLACKS NEVER HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT & CAN NOT BE COUNTRY BECAUSE WE HAVE BLACK SKIN: THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN: IF BLACKS STOP THROWING OUR BLACKNESS IN THE TRASH FOR OTHER RACES TO CULTURALLY APPPROPIATE & SEE THE VALUE IN YOUR ANCESTORS THAT YOU DON'T SEE. BLACK PEOPLE CREATED MORE THAN HIP HOP RAP MUSIC. WAKE UP!

I had a white lady try & tell me Spain invented the guitar. What she meant to say was BLACK MOORS FROM NORTH AFRICA BROUGHT THE GUITAR TO SPAIN & PORTUGAL IN THE 1500 CENTURY: BUT I GUITAR LIKE INSTRUMENT EXISTED IN AFRICA SINCE THE EMPIRE OF CUSH FROM 600 BC TO 350 AD TO PRESENT DAY. ANOTHER EFFORT AT CULTURAL APPROPIATION & FORGETING THE BLACK ROOTS OF THE GUITAR. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. BLACK PEOPLE DO YOUR RESEARCH DON'T LET NO ONE STEAL CULTURE. IGNORANT BLACKS HAVE EVEN SAID Beyoncé IS TRYING TO MAKE WHITE MUSIC: BECAUSE SOME IGNORANT BLACK PEOPLE DON'T KNOW BLACK PEOPLE INVENTED COUNTRY MUSIC & BROUGHT COUNTRY MUSIC TO THE USA AS SLAVES ALONG WITH THE BANJO, GUITAR, & DRUMS. WE BLACKS INVENT JAZZ THROW IT AWAY LET WHITE FOLKS HAVE IT. BLACKS INVENT BLUES THROW IT AWAY & LET WHITE FOLKS HAVE IT. BLACK FOLKS INVENT COUNTRY MUSIC THROW IT AWAY & LET WHITE FOLKS HAVE IT. BLACK FOLKS LIKE JIMI HENDRIX, CHUCK BERRY, FATS DOMINO, TINA TURNER HELPED INVENT ROCK & ROLL & WE THROW IT AWAY & LET WHITE FOLKS HAVE IT. ALOT OF IGNORANT BLACKS TRULY BELIEVE RAP & HIP HOP IS THE ONLY GENRE OF MUSIC BLACKS INVENTED OR CONTRIBUTED TO. MINISTER FARAKAHN SAID IT BEST: WHEN IGNORANT BLACK PEOPLE GOT MAD AT RACHEL DOLEZAL FOR CULTURALLY APPROPIATING BLACK CULTURE "DON'T GET MAD AT RACHEL DOLEZAL FOR FINDING VALUE IN BLACK CULTURE: WHILE YALL ARE BUSY BLEACHING YOUR SKIN & THROWING YOUR BLACK CULTURE & BLACKNESS AWAY!"

My mom's side of the family came from Mississippi & moved to Saint Louis, Missouri. My dad side of the family also came from Mississippi & moved to Saint Louis, Missouri: so I grew up with Blackfoot Indian on both sides of my family & black country on both sides of my family. I grew up on country music Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson: but I also grew up with Charley Pride, Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, LaMelle Prince, Linda Martell, The Pointer Sisters, Tina Turner, Ruby Falls, Deford Bailey, Rufus Teetot Payne, Lesley Riddle. Later on I liked other Black country artist like Rissi Palmer, Mickey Guyton, Darius Rucker, Kane Brown, & yes even Beyoncé. Black people helped invent country music & cowboy culture. The black slaves that herded cattle would wear cowboy hats, cowboy boots, chaps, & jeans: & were called cowboys by the slavemasters & the term cowboy was originally meant as an insult to the black men who were slaves & herded cattle. It didn't become a compliment until white people culturally appropiated country music & cowboy culture & attire from Black people. I am tired of white people stealing country culture & country music from Black people & then thinking the black people they stole country music & country culture from are not country: because our skin is not white. We do not mind sharing country culture, country music, & cowboy attire & cowboy culture with anyone: but don't turn around & tell the very black people you stole everything from we are not country: because we do not have white skin. THAT WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED OR TOLERATED: & BEYONCE IS LEADING THE MOVEMENT. RACIST BULLIES HATE HER FOR THAT: BUT I AND 313,000,000 people of all races, sexes, & orientations love her dearly for thar. THE HATE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED HATERS WILL BE BLOCKED, DELETED, & IGNORED. RACIST, BULLY, HATERS CAN KICK ROCKS.

DOLLY Parton, Wynonna Judd, Patsy Cline, Trisha Yearwood, Shania Twain, LORETTA LYNN, LAINEY WILSON, Megan Moroney, Miranda Lambert, Tanya Tucker, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Carrie Underwood: are all country artist that I love: but none of them can sing almost 4 octaves like Queen Bey Beyonce: I am not a professional singer for a living: but like Beyonce I can also sing almost 4 octaves: I can sing bass, baritone, tenor, contratenor, contralto, alto, & 8 Soprano notes: it took me over 20 years to reach 8 soprano notes: because I have a very low singing voice. For many years I could only sing 5 soprano notes: but after taking voice lessons most of my life: I made it to 7 soprano notes. I staye at 7 soprano notes: until I minored in opera: & two years of training finally got me the 8th soprano note: that eluded me my whole life. I love my lower voice registry: but I do like soprano voices too: so I worked really hard to sing those soprano notes for kareoke purposes over the years. This was the reason I took opera in college to learn how to sing higher notes: it was very, hard work: so I can respect Beyonce's God Given talent: because she naturally can sing almost 4 octaves: she did not have to work at it for over 30 years like I did & minor in opera in college. Beyonce's half time show was the f*cking best I ever seen. She honors her black ancestors: who helped invent country music. There has been racism against black women in country music for years. If you got anything negative to say about BEYONCE OR ANY BLACK WOMAN IN COUNTRY MUSIC PLEASE BLOCK ME: BECAUSE I WILL DEFINITELY BLOCK YOU & DELETE YOUR COMMENTS FROM MY PAGE. I AM NOT STANDING FOR NO MORE RACISM & BULLYING OF BLACK FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST. RACISTS BULLIES AGAINST BLACK WOMEN IN COUNTRY MUSIC WILL NOT BE GIVEN A VOICE OR PLATFORM ON MY PAGE EVER AGAIN! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. I DON'T LIKE RACIST BULLIES AT ALL.

African guitar like instruments existed in the empire of Cush (c.600 BC - c.350 AD) & had guitar like strings, also the banjo & the drums are also African Instruments too. Moors brought guitar like intruments to Portugal & Spain around the 15 century.

Moors were people of color who lived in North Africa. The black Moors of North Africa brought the guitar to Spain & Portugal during their occupation of Al-Andalus from 711-1492:

The Black Moors brought the al'ud, an 11-stringed, pear-shaped, fretless instrument that evolved into the Spanish guitar. The Black Moors al'ud is thought to be the direct ancestor of the modern guitar.

The Moorish guitar is also known as the Guitarra Morisca, which means "Moorish guitar". It had multiple soundholes, an oval body, a wide neck, & crescent-shaped headstock.

By the 14th century, the Guitarra Morisca was called a guitar. The guitar, along with other instruments, helped shape the development of Spanish classical music & flamenco & helped to form the foundation of Modern Spanish Music Styles.

The most significant Moorish musician was known as Ziryab (the Blackbird) who arrived in Spain in 822. The Moors introduced earliest versions of several instruments, including the Lute or el oud, the guitar or kithara & the Lyre. Current racist narrative is that Spain invented the guitar in the 15 century. The reality is black Moors from Northern Africa brought the guitar to Spain around that time. Guitar like instruments existed in Africa since 600 bc to 350 AD.

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Its Black History Month and Country Music is part of our roots. So in honor of Beyoncé dropping country. Here is some Black History Country Facts from Ourblkstories follow them on Tiktok.

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Country Music has been in black folks "LANE" FOR OVER 200 YEARS. LEARN HISTORY LUKE BRYAN: BEFORE PUTTING YOUR FOOT IN YOUR MOUTH. Black women musicians such as Elizabeth Cotten & Etta Baker developed major country music guitar & banjo-picking styles: that are still used in country music today.

Valerie June is a Grammy-nominated artist who has her own brand of country music. Yola is a four-time Grammy-nominated country music artist. Reyna Roberts is talented black, female country artist. Tiera Kennedy IS a wonderful black female country artist. Tanner Adell is a talented black, female country artist. Ashlie Amber is a black female country artist: who has received favorable nods from the CMA & CMT. Julie Williams received the honor of CMT Next Women of Country Class of 2023. She is very versatile & talented with a bright future in country music.

Chapel Hart received the blessing of Country Music Legend Loretta Lynn shortly before she passed away. Chapel Hart is a talented trio.

Ray Charles, Deford Bailey, Charley Pride are 3 black people in the country music Hall of Fame. Black people brought country music to the USA via slavery with: 1. African banjo, 2. African Drums, 3. African guitar. 3 instruments still used in country music CURRENTLY!

Black musicians incorporated African melodies & traditions into country music. Black slaves found new ways to use the bow on the fiddle: that are still used in country music today. The steel guitar was invented by: Native Hawaiian man of color named Joseph Kekuku. Black Slaves found ways to combine the fiddle, drums, guitar, & banjo into ensembles that influenced & make up the very back bone & back beat of modern country music, bluegrass, & folk music.

AS country music became popular with white audiences, African American recognition wasn't acknowledged at all. Country music remains predominantly white & RACISTS.

Other Black artists besides BEYONCE: who've recorded country albums include: Ray Charles, Solomon Burke, Bobby Womack, Esther Philips, Otis Williams, Millie Jackson, MICKEY GUYTON, RISSI PALMER, THE WAR & TREATY, BRITTNEY SPENCER, MIKO MARKS, KANE BROWN, Tina Turner & MANY OTHERS.

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Country Music has been in black folks "LANE" FOR OVER 200 YEARS. LEARN HISTORY LUKE BRYAN: BEFORE PUTTING YOUR FOOT IN YOUR MOUTH. Black women musicians such as Elizabeth Cotten & Etta Baker developed major country music guitar & banjo-picking styles: that are still used in country music today.

Valerie June is a Grammy-nominated artist who has her own brand of country music. Yola is a four-time Grammy-nominated country music artist. Reyna Roberts is talented black, female country artist. Tiera Kennedy IS a wonderful black female country artist. Tanner Adell is a talented black, female country artist. Ashlie Amber is a black female country artist: who has received favorable nods from the CMA & CMT. Julie Williams received the honor of CMT Next Women of Country Class of 2023. She is very versatile & talented with a bright future in country music.

Chapel Hart received the blessing of Country Music Legend Loretta Lynn shortly before she passed away. Chapel Hart is a talented trio.

Ray Charles, Deford Bailey, Charley Pride are 3 black people in the country music Hall of Fame. Black people brought country music to the USA via slavery with: 1. African banjo, 2. African Drums, 3. African guitar. 3 instruments still used in country music CURRENTLY!

Black musicians incorporated African melodies & traditions into country music. Black slaves found new ways to use the bow on the fiddle: that are still used in country music today. The steel guitar was invented by: Native Hawaiian man of color named Joseph Kekuku. Black Slaves found ways to combine the fiddle, drums, guitar, & banjo into ensembles that influenced & make up the very back bone & back beat of modern country music, bluegrass, & folk music.

AS country music became popular with white audiences, African American recognition wasn't acknowledged at all. Country music remains predominantly white & RACISTS.

Other Black artists besides BEYONCE: who've recorded country albums include: Ray Charles, Solomon Burke, Bobby Womack, Esther Philips, Otis Williams, Millie Jackson, MICKEY GUYTON, RISSI PALMER, THE WAR & TREATY, BRITTNEY SPENCER, MIKO MARKS, KANE BROWN, Tina Turner & MANY OTHERS.

Black people brought country music to the USA via slavery: SO COUNTRY MUSIC IS In OUR "LANE." I consider myself a patriot as a disabled USA Navy Veteran: & I served in the military with honor. It is sad: that as a black woman I'm good enough to serve in the military & possibly get killed or become disabled: but BLACK WOMEN ARE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN COUNTRY MUSIC. IT IS EVEN WORSE: BECAUSE BLACK PEOPLE BROUGHT COUNTRY MUSIC TO THE USA VIA SLAVERY. YOU CAN NOT EVEN PLAY COUNTRY MUSIC WITHOUT THE 1. AFRICAN GUITAR, 2. AFRICAN DRUMS, 3. AFRICAN BANJO. BLACK PEOPLE LIKE 1. DEFORD BAILEY, 2. RUFUS TEETOT PAYNE, 3. LESLIE RIDDLE, 4. RAY CHARLES, 5. CHARLEY PRIDE, 6. LINDA MARTELL, 7. LAMELLE PRINCE ALL HELPED CONTRIBUTE TO COUNTRY MUSIC. THE TIME TO END RACISM AGAINST BLACK PEOPLE & ESPECIALLY BLACK WOMEN IN COUNTRY MUSIC. STOP THE HATE NOW!

Racists have a problem in country music not Beyoncé. Ignorant, uneducated people who think country music is ONLY old white guys, beer, & tractors.

The founders of country music were enslaved African Americans: who brought the 1. African Banjo, 2. African guitar, 3. African drums to the USA along with Native Hawaiian Joseph KeKUKu who invented the steel guitar another staple of country music.

Country music was founded & rooted in the Black community. Racist Minstrel shows renamed the country music black people created as “hillbilly music:" which whites appropiated the country music that black people created even though country music can't even be played without the African instruments of the guitar, banjo, & drums. Country music was brazenly & blatantly stolen from African American Culture, hymns, & African American Slave, field songs.

The term cowboy was a name originally given to black slaves: who herded cattle & would wear cowboy hats, jeans, boots, & attire as they herded cattle for slave masters. Black slaves invented country music: & BROUGHT COUNTRY MUSIC TO THE USA VIA SLAVERY. Black people invented country music, banjo, drums, & guitar. Lesley Riddle was a black man: that wrote & created many songs with the Carter Family. There is a statue of Deford Bailey a black man that contributed to country music immensely in front of the Grand Ole Opry. RAY CHARLES ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO COUNTRY MUSIC. Rufus Payne aka Teetot taught country music, country singing, & country guitar playing to Hank Williams, a part Native American & White country music artist: who was told not to acknowledge his Native American roots nor his lessons from Rufus Teetot Payne. Charley Pride is a country music legend. LaMelle Prince was the first black lady, country artist. Ignorant racists: who don't know country music was brought to USA by black slaves along with the: 1. African Banjo, 2. African guitar, & 3. African drums are the problem NOT BEYONCE!

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New issue Modern Recording No.360 DeFord Bailey

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Do not be so worried about people being "WOKE" THAT YOU FALL ASLEEP. GOD SAID "DO NOT COVET ANOTHER PERSON'S SPOUSE." GOD DID NOT SAY "PLEASE DO NOT COVET ANOTHER PERSON SPOUSE: BUT IF YOU DO HAPPE. TO SLEEP WITH A PORN STAR LIKE STORMY DANIELS: WHILE YOUR WIFE IS IN THE HOSPITAL GIVING BIRTH: BECAUSE YOU HAPPEN TO BE A SERIAL CHEATER: WHO NEVER PLANS TO BECOME A NEW CREATURE IN CHRIST. YOU INSTEAD PLAN TO BLASPHEME: HOLY SPIRIT, JESUS, & ME: JUST KEEP COMMITTING THE SAME ADULTRY SIN & JUST KEEP ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS: THAT IS OK. BECAUSE I DO NT REALLY MEAN WHAT I SAID: THAT IS WHY I ASKED NICELY & SAID PLEASE: BECAUSE LOYALTY & COMMITTMENT IS REALLY JUST AN OPTION. OH BYE THE WAY DO NOT USE ANY PROTECTION WHEN CHEATING ON YOUR SPOUSE: SO YOU CAN ALSO BRING HOME SOME DISEASES.

Charlene Smith BLACK PEOPLE INVENTED COUNTRY MUSIC: SO ALL BLACK PEOPLE ARE A LITTLE COUNTRY LIKE: DEFORD BAILEY, RUFUS "TEETOT" PAYNE, LESLEY RIDDLE, CHARLEY PRIDE, RAY CHARLES, LAMELLE PRINCE, LINDA MARTELL, POINTER SISTERS, LIONEL RICHIE ALL HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO COUNTRY MUSIC. BLACKS SLAVES BROUGHT: 1. GUITARS, 2. DRUMS, 3. BANJOS, 4. COUNTRY MUSIC TO USA FROM AFRICA: BUT RACISTS WHITE WASHED COUNTRY MUSIC & STOLE IT FROM BLACK PEOPLE LEARN YOUR DAMN HISTORY & YOU WOULD NOT EVER SAY ANY BLACK PERSON IS NOT ALLOWED TO PLAY THE COUNTRY MUSIC OUR ANCESTORS BROUGHT TO USA. TIRED OF RACIST. Republicans are re-writing the 10th commandment by complaining about Beyoncé version of Jolene. So the Bible the Republicans care so much about means NOTHING & GOD MEANS NOTHING TO THEM.

According to Megyn Kelly & all the MAGA FOLKS ON THE RIGHT GOD SHOULD HAVE SAID:

"PLEASE DO NOT COVET ANOTHER PERSON'S SPOUSE: BUT IF YOU DO HAVE UNPROTRCTED SEX WITH A BUNCH OF PORN STARS LIKE STORMY DANIELS OR PROSTITUTES: THAT IS OK BECAUSE I AM GIVING YOU LICENSE TO CHEAT CAUSE I REALLY DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOUR FAMILY NOR DO I MEAN WHAT I SAY."

THE REAL COMMANDMENT SAYS:

You shall not covet your neighbor’s house . . . your neighbor’s spouse . . . nor anything that is your neighbor’s” (Exodus 20:17). The 10th Commandment.

Dolly Parton gave Beyonce permission to remake Jolene: so nobody should be complaining about it: especially Megyn Kelly who is on her second marriage: unless she wants her husband whoring around on her with a porn star like Stormy Daniel's. What is wrong with saying no I do not want my husband cheating on me: because I personally would have a problem with that. What idiot wants to give their spouse a "DONALD TRUMP UNPROTECTED, UNSAFE SEX, MAGA LICENSE TO CHEAT WITH PORN STARS & PROSTITUTES LIKE WHAT MEGYN KELLY IS DOING & SUGGESTING. DOLLY WAS POLITE PLEASE DON'T CHEAT BACK IN THE 1960'S WELL Beyoncé IS WORTH A BILLION DOLLARS SHE IS SAYING DON'T CHEAT PERIOD NO PLEASE IN THEIR CAUSE YOU & YOUR GIRLFRIEND GOING TO HAVE A BILLION DOLLAR PROBLEM.

Instead of saying please don't cheat Beyonce is saying DONT TRY IT: DONT CHEAT. I AINT GONNA STAND FOR IT. Dolly Parton gave Beyonce permission to remake Jolene: so nobody should be complaining about it: especially Megyn Kelly who is on her second marriage: unless she wants her husband whoring around on her with a porn star like Stormy Daniel's. What is wrong with saying no I do not want my husband cheating on me: because I personally would have a problem with that. What idiot wants to give their husband a license to CHEAT LIKE WHAT MEGYN KELLY IS DOING. IS THE RIGHT CONSERVATIVE FOLKS ALL WANT THE SPOUSES SLEEPING WITH PORN STARS & PROSTITUTES WITH NO CONDOMS: WHILE THEY BLINDLY TRUST THEIR MATES LIKE MELANIA TRUSTED DONALD TRUMP. DONALD TRUMP WAS BANGING A PORN STAR: WHEN MELANIA WAS GIVING BIRTH TO BARRON: WHAT IS WRONG WITH SAYING "CHEATING ON ME IS NOT OK." DO YOU WANT YOUR WIFE CHEATING ON YOU: ARE YOU GIVING YOUR WIFE A POLITE LICENSE TO CHEAT?

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iPainting Deford Bailey Nashville Hall Of Fame Harmonica Player