Best of This Is Nashville: Looking at the changing face of country music and the Black Opry
The This Is Nashville team is closing out 2022 by revisiting our best episodes. We'll be back on the air with a new episode on January 4. Until then, happy listening and happy holidays!
This episode originally aired on April 18.
In a time of racial reckoning, the Black Opry has resurfaced and re-centered a longstanding conversation about diversity — or lack thereof — in country music. It has also grown to include The Black Opry Revue, a touring musical showcase.
Black Opry founder Holly G. joins the show to discuss the organization as it celebrates its first anniversary. Also in conversation…
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