Dona Mason

Dona Mason is an American country musician, best known for being the last African American woman to place on Billboard's Country chart in 1987, until that 20-year gap was broken by Rissi Palmer in 2007.[1] In 1987, Mason performed as a vocalist on Danny Davis's cover of “Green Eyes (Cryin’ Those Blue Tears)”, which peaked on Billboard’s Hot Country chart at #62 in 1987.[2]

References
  1. "She's a black country singer, so what? | Toronto Star". Thestar.com. 2007-10-27. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  2. Grady Smith. "Mickey Guyton and the trailblazing black women of country music | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
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