All popular music originated from rhythm and blues.
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Beyonce Country Project
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That would be more than fine with me. There's much more R&B (and just plain blues) in the non-single "16 Carriages" than in "Texas Hold 'Em." If she can draw from the gospel, rock 'n' roll and early country genres in the album, it will be a real relief. Much better that than a full album of poppy dance novelties.
Some of this is culture. How many White true soul and r&b artists are there. Music reflects culture, and different groups have their own way of expressing their feelings musically.
I don't see too many Black people singing tangos in Argentina either.
Don't forget the British and Irish influences on folk and country music, as well as the eastern European/Jewish components of show tunes.
And then what were the singers on the Grand Ole Opry and all the Hayride and Barn Dance programs broadcasting live in the 20's and 30's?.
You might want to watch the Ken Burns "Country Music" documentary film.
Or this Country Music Timeline | Articles and Essays | Dolly Parton and the Roots of Country Music | Digital Collections | Library of Congress
I mentioned Rhiannon Giddens. Black people were playing banjos before white people.
Correct. The banjo originated in Africa. The drum may have, too, but it's more likely that humans of all races were striking solid objects with sticks or their hands far back in prehistory, either to communicate or to entertain.
The quote you may be thinking about is from musicologist John Grissim: Country music is white man's blues.
Not R&B. That was a very different genre from the straight natural blues that goes back to Robert Johnson.
What Beyonce draws on is a combination of Texas swing and gospel music. Appalachian country draws a lot on gospel.
There is a big Country music scene in Ireland. The previously-mentioned song "Wagon Wheel" was covered by Irish country singer Nathan Carter just before Darius Rucker released his version of it.
Actually, to "field hollers" on Southern plantations.
How is country radio responding to the Beyonce song? RadioInk has asked a few PDs:
radioink.com
Country's Beyoncé Era: How Do Country's Top PDs Navigate? - Radio Ink
Radio Ink's annual CRS issue is just around the bend. We asked the genre's top PDs about how they program the country radio crossover.
radioink.com
Too bad all but one of those PDs have their comments stashed away behind a paywall. I noticed, though, that the PD quoted in the free portion of the article was not named nor was his market revealed. I wonder if the other PDs contacted for their views on what's looking like a hot-button issue spoke only on the condition of anonymity -- perhaps fearing backlash if they indicated their station was holding off on or wouldn't consider playing that song.How is country radio responding to the Beyonce song? RadioInk has asked a few PDs:
Country's Beyoncé Era: How Do Country's Top PDs Navigate? - Radio Ink
Radio Ink's annual CRS issue is just around the bend. We asked the genre's top PDs about how they program the country radio crossover.
There are no secrets in the music a radio station plays. Everyone can see the playlists on the internet.
We know who plays what and how often.
Can they, though?
Some stations will limit you to three songs or so.
So unless you're constantly going back to the list, that's not very useful.
BigA is not talking about those little "last songs played" displays on station websites. There are other sources that give us expanded data.
I was hoping maybe there was something else.
She is the first Black woman to hit #1 on the country chart since it was created in 1958 and the first to hit #1 on the country and R&B charts.
Keep in mind the chart has changed its methodology several times since 1958. Also, as I said earlier, the fact that this song has been released cross-genre is affecting its numbers on the Hot Country Chart. The fact that it's #1 on that chart isn't reflective of country music listeners. The spins by non-country fans are affecting the numbers in the country chart.
Didn't the Pointer Sisters hit the country chart with a one-off country single in the '70s?
I pulled out my Joel Whitburn, and yes they peaked at #37 on 10/5/74 with a song called Fairytale. TBH I never heard of this song. I know Slow Hand, which they recorded, was also a hit for Conway Twitty. But that's it.
Fairytale peaked at #13 on the Hot 100 and #13 on AC charts. But how it charted country is beyond me.