- Is the most commercially successful Black woman in country music to date.
- She was the first black female solo country artist to play the Grand Ole Opry, making 11 appearances on the Opry stage between 1969 and 1975.
- She was featured in Beyoncé's 2024 'Cowboy Carter' album.
- In 1969, Martell's debut single "Color Him Father" reached No. 22 on Billboard's Country Songs chart. In 1970, she released her debut album, "Color Me Country".
- With a sister and a cousin, she formed a Southern girl group, the Anglos (later the Angelos), who recorded several singles for small labels.
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