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Country Music Hall of Fame Spotlights Black Country Artists With Expanded Version of ‘From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music’ Set
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum has expanded the groundbreaking 'From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music' set.
Carter, Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams — while the banjo itself also has West African origins — the music, creativity and influence of Black country artists have largely gone unrecognized for decades. “We decided that the first three discs were a good representation and tell an important story, and it’s an artifact of its own time.” However, Gray says there were a few exceptions, with the addition of some obscurities discovered since the original release, including one by complete happenstance. The experience will also feature music that was unable to be licensed for the physical boxed set, including the Beyoncé/The Chicks collaborative version of Bey’s “Daddy Lessons,” Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” and Al Green’s version of “For the Good Times.” The web portal also highlights new essays from artists Rhiannon Giddens and Palmer, adding them to the original project’s essays from journalists/historians Bill Ivey, Bill C. Malone, Ron Wynn and the late Claudia Perry.
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