US Negro League stars found better pay, integration and fame in Mexico

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2. U.S. Black Blues Musicians of both genders "found better pay, integration and fame"

in Europe.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=black+u.s.+blues+musicians+who+found+fame+touring+in+europe&t=ffnt&ia=web

This is the best I could find in a short time.

At the end of the movie Cadillac Records the characters of Muddy Waters and Willie
Dixon are apprehensive as their flight is about to land in England. They're swept away
by the adulation of a crowd there to greet them in this true account.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Records

I saw Freddie King perform live. He does a song that describes his experiences performing in Europe titled Living In The Palace Of The King with the following line
in the song:

"Yeah, I played the blues in England, I visit with the queen
She really dug my style, but queen is not my thing..."

What's the old saying about a prophet not being without honor except in his own country? That sure fits...