Born in South Carolina in 1941, Linda Martell began singing in church at
age 5. Drawn to country music at a young age, in addition to blues,
jazz and R&B, Martell caught her big break in 1969, when a stunning
performance at the Charleston Air Force Base landed her a meeting with
producer/label owner Shelby Singleton. He signed her to his Plantation
label soon after. That same year, Martell made the Top 25 with "Color
Him Father" and became the first African-American woman to appear on the
Grand Ole Opry. She retired in 1974.
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