George Jones

It's Good Friday, and my family and I are all together at my grandparents for our annual fish dinner. Our gatherings are often brimming with delicious food, laughter, and great music. I can hear the faint sounds of country music playing from their record player as I step into the living room. I usually see my grandad quietly humming and swaying along as the tunes were played. Justin Moore, my grandad, has adored country music for as long as I can recall. Along Soca and Reggae, the genre has pretty much always been the soundtrack to their Caribbean household. I was pleasantly surprised when I first discovered my love for country music as a youth, but as I grew up, I learned that the Windrush Generation — the Caribbean community that settled in the United Kingdom from 1948-1971 — has deep ties to country music.