Amanda Marie Martinez
@amamartinez.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of American Studies at UNC. UCLA PhD. Views my own.
https://www.amandamariemartinez.com
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For instance, Kris Kristofferson was not a “good” singer, but no one denies he is one of the greats. Riley Green recently said something along the lines of “I’m not the best at singing…I don’t sing, I just talk with my exact voice and It sounds like singing.”
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
For instance, Kris Kristofferson was not a “good” singer, but no one denies he is one of the greats. Riley Green recently said something along the lines of “I’m not the best at singing…I don’t sing, I just talk with my exact voice and It sounds like singing.”
You don’t have to be a good singer to be a good country artist, could name many examples. Agree she sounded not great, she should have lip-synched as others did last night.
November 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
You don’t have to be a good singer to be a good country artist, could name many examples. Agree she sounded not great, she should have lip-synched as others did last night.
Seeing it for the second time in a few!
May 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Seeing it for the second time in a few!
Great to hear and so well deserved! Hope to see you at ICMC 🤠
April 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Great to hear and so well deserved! Hope to see you at ICMC 🤠
As does yours! Lots of good stuff on the first day. And then yes we can just sit back and enjoy!
February 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
As does yours! Lots of good stuff on the first day. And then yes we can just sit back and enjoy!
The schedule looks amazing!
February 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The schedule looks amazing!
Thanks, Alyx!
February 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Thanks, Alyx!
I’ll also use this chance to bump this excellent profile on Amythyst Kiah from @jewlyhight.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2021/06/14/a...
www.nytimes.com/2021/06/14/a...
Amythyst Kiah Found Her Powerful Voice. Now She Has a Sound to Match It. (Published 2021)
The 34-year-old singer and songwriter fuses folk, blues, rock and once-hidden emotion on her new album, “Wary + Strange.”
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I’ll also use this chance to bump this excellent profile on Amythyst Kiah from @jewlyhight.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2021/06/14/a...
www.nytimes.com/2021/06/14/a...
Right?? It will be a great few days!
February 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Right?? It will be a great few days!
An American flag built on the backs of Black people...
Black music protesting white political terror in registers they never hear; reminiscent of ancestral spirituals embedded with instructions for runaways
All this in New Orleans... What a moment
Black music protesting white political terror in registers they never hear; reminiscent of ancestral spirituals embedded with instructions for runaways
All this in New Orleans... What a moment
February 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM