Guyton began pursuing music as a full-time vocation in 2011, signing a deal with Capitol Nashville that year.
Then “Black Like Me” happened.
Guyton wrote the ballad in 2019, after she’d made a significant change to her songwriting philosophy.
Mickey Guyton’s full-length country debut arrives at a moment when the genre is still grappling with race.Credit: Bonnie Nichoalds
Ten years after signing her record deal, the now-38-year-old Guyton has released her first full-length.
“What Are You Gonna Tell Her?”
“It has been such a struggle to get people to listen to me,” GuytontoldEWlast fall.
