Dona Mason

Dona Mason
Dona Mason
Born	Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.[1]
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1987
Labels	Jaroco

Dona Mason is an American country musician, best known as the last African American woman to appear on the Billboard Country chart until the 20-year gap was broken by Rissi Palmer in 2007.[2] In 1987, Mason performed as a vocalist on Danny Davis's cover version of "Green Eyes (Cryin’ Those Blue Tears)", which peaked on Billboard’s Hot Country chart at number 62.[3]

References

Whitburn, Joel (2017). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-89820-229-8.
Greg Quill (27 October 2007). "She's a black country singer, so what?". Toronto Star. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
Grady Smith (27 January 2015). "Mickey Guyton and the trailblazing black women of country music". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

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[whitburn-1] Whitburn, Joel (2017). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-89820-229-8.

[2] Greg Quill (27 October 2007). "She's a black country singer, so what?". Toronto Star. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

[3] Grady Smith (27 January 2015). "Mickey Guyton and the trailblazing black women of country music". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 October 2020.