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Linda Martell

Batesburg Leesville, South Carolina

Linda Martell was one of the few African-American women to become a popular country music singer. She got her start in country music in 1969 when she signed with Shelby Singleton's Plantation label. That summer she made the Top 25 with "Color Him Father," which helped her become the first black woman to appear on the Grand Ole Opry.