VIDEO : Why Beyonce?s CMAs Performance Is So Iconic, From A Historical Perspective

Beyonce dominating the CMAs stage with the Dixie Chicks in Nashville was in all aspects a breathtaking performance, but more importantly it was iconic for the mere fact that it, if even for a minute, shed light on a major deficit in country music.
Specifically, a deficit of black artists. Not that black country artists don?t exist, they just tend to be erased from the genre.
The myth that black people and country music don?t mix has seemingly transpired into a feigned reality.