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 Rissi Palmer (born August 19, 1981) is an American country music artist. Palmer debuted in 2007 with the single "Country Girl", which made her the first African-American woman to chart a country song since Dona Mason in 1987. ...

in 2007. 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.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mason, Dona African-American country musicians Country musicians from Alabama People from Huntsville, Alabama