This Sistah Is Just A Good Ole "Country Girl"
Rissi Palmer is the first African-American female to appear on the Country Billboard Singles Chart in 20 years. The last African-American female singer to have a single land on the Billboard Country charts was Dona Mason, whose "Green Eyes (Cryin' Those Blue Tears)" peaked at No. 62 in November 1987.
Although she was born outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Palmer grew up in the St. Louis suburb of Eureka, Missouri nestled in the Ozark foothills. "Palmer cut her teeth as a teenager singing top-40 songs in a group sponsored by a St. Louis TV station", according the Wall Street Journal.
At the age of 19, Palmer reportedly turned down an offer from Flyte Tyme Records (superproducers James "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Lewis) because she felt that country music was her first love. Woah. What a confident move.
Palmer's self-titled album has been out for a minute now and currently she's in the top ten on iTunes. Yeehaw!!!
Rissi Palmer is the first African-American female to appear on the Country Billboard Singles Chart in 20 years. The last African-American female singer to have a single land on the Billboard Country charts was Dona Mason, whose "Green Eyes (Cryin' Those Blue Tears)" peaked at No. 62 in November 1987.
Although she was born outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Palmer grew up in the St. Louis suburb of Eureka, Missouri nestled in the Ozark foothills. "Palmer cut her teeth as a teenager singing top-40 songs in a group sponsored by a St. Louis TV station", according the Wall Street Journal.
At the age of 19, Palmer reportedly turned down an offer from Flyte Tyme Records (superproducers James "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Lewis) because she felt that country music was her first love. Woah. What a confident move.