 The world of country music has been heavily influenced by the contributions of black artists, one of the most notable of all time being Charlie Pryde, who broke barriers in the 1960s by becoming the first black performer to achieve mainstream success in country music, with hits like Kiss an Angel Good Mornin' and Is Anybody Goin' to San Anton. Meanwhile, Linda Martel was breaking ground as a commercially successful black female country artist, and in 1969 became the first to ever play the Grand Ole Opry.