Celebrating Black History Month: Linda Martell
Linda Martell was the first commercially successful African-American singer in the country music field. Born in Leesville, South Carolina, on June 4, 1941, Martell started out singing R&B in Columbia clubs. In her teens she listened to country, gospel and R&B music and formed a singing trio with her family named Linda Martell and the Anglos. The group had little…
