The Only One
Charley Pride, Darius Rucker, and the Colorblind Narrative in American Country Music
In 1987, country music novelty singer O.B. McClinton released “The Only One” which explored the complexity of being a black country music artist. The song told the story of McClinton traveling to a country bar to sing, only to be questioned for being a black artist in a genre dominated ...
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