Welcome to another episode of Biscuits and Jam from Southern Living. I'm Sid Evans,

editor-in-chief of Southern Living magazine. My guest today got an early exposure to country music,

as well as an education and truly caring for a family from her grandmother. My grandmother was so

poor. She couldn't afford to buy blankets for all 12 of her children. So she made

quilts out of her clothes. So those quilts have such a different meaning knowing that. That's

like, that's my grandmother's clothes. Like that is the purest form of love. It's like you give someone

the shirt off your back. She literally did that for her

children. To say Texas native Mickey Guyton is having a big 2020 would be an understatement.

Written over a year ago, her song Black Like Me has gained a massive following. In the week of our

interview, Mickey had just made history as the first Black woman to ever perform solo at the ACM Awards.

On today's program, you'll hear how seriously she takes the success she's earned and what it means for other artists of color, particularly women in country music.

The oppression of women, it's a pandemic in itself.

I don't want to be the reason that the future generation has to feel like they have to

compromise who they are.

I want to be the reason they're protected and respected.

Plus, the perfect cornbread, a miraculous encounter that launched her career, and more this week on Biscuits and Jam.

Well, Mickey Guyton, welcome to Biscuits and Jam.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

It's such a great privilege to have you on this show.

You're from Arlington, Texas, but you moved around a little

bit. I have. So what was the place that really felt like home to you? Waco was really a huge

part of my growing process, just as a musician, as wanting to be a singer. So I would say that Waco really feels the most

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