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Charley Pride
Charley Frank Pride (born March 18, 1934) is an American singer, musician, guitarist, business owner, and former professional baseball player. His greatest musical success came in the early to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis Presley. During the peak years of his recording career (1966–87), he garnered 52 top-10 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 30 of which made it to number one. Pride is one of three African-Americans (along with DeFord Bailey and Darius Rucker) to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000. In 2010, Pride became a special investor and minority owner of the Texas Rangers Major League Baseball club.
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1934-03-18
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Sledge, Mississippi, U.S.
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Q&A: Dennis Quaid on his new gospel album, tour, Charley Pride film

Around the same time as he was first becoming a film star, Dennis Quaid was trying to get a music career off the ground. This was in the late ‘80s. He’d gotten a band—consisting of Bay Area music icon Bonnie Raitt’s touring band—and even got a record deal, reportedly one day before the band broke up.
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Charley Pride Is Anybody Goin To San Antone (Live Video and Lyrics)

Enjoy watching the Charley Pride I"s Anybody Goin To San Antone" live performance video and see the song details here... The Charley Pride Is Anybody Goin To San Antone song was was released in February 1970 as the first single from the album Charley Pride’s 10th Album. This song was Pride’s third number one in a row on the country charts. The single spent two weeks at number one starting April 18, 1970 and stayed a total of 16 weeks on the country chart.
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Remembering Charley Pride and His Landmark 1969 Live Album

Charley Pride's In Person, the first major live album released by a Black country artist, is an unassuming landmark. With a runtime of just under 34 minutes, Pride’s album is shorter than many of the recordings that are cited as among the greatest of all time, including Johnny Cash’s At Folsom Prison and Buck Owens’ Carnegie Hall Concert. But despite its brevity, the album is an invigorating and essential piece of history, a portrait of a pioneering star on the precipice of unprecedented success.
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Remembering Charley Pride and His Landmark 1969 Live Album

Charley Pride's In Person, the first major live album released by a Black country artist, is an unassuming landmark. With a runtime of just under 34 minutes, Pride’s album is shorter than many of the recordings that are cited as among the greatest of all time, including Johnny Cash’s At Folsom Prison and Buck Owens’ Carnegie Hall Concert. But despite its brevity, the album is an invigorating and essential piece of history, a portrait of a pioneering star on the precipice of unprecedented success.
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Remembering Charley Pride and His Landmark 1969 Live Album

Charley Pride's In Person, the first major live album released by a Black country artist, is an unassuming landmark. With a runtime of just under 34 minutes, Pride’s album is shorter than many of the recordings that are cited as among the greatest of all time, including Johnny Cash’s At Folsom Prison and Buck Owens’ Carnegie Hall Concert. But despite its brevity, the album is an invigorating and essential piece of history, a portrait of a pioneering star on the precipice of unprecedented success.
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A lesson on Diversity from Charley Pride

Charley Pride was one of the greatest country music singers of all time. I particularly like the song “Is Anybody Goin to San Antone.” However, you might not know that Charley was black and struggled mightily to overcome racial barriers in the industry. In fact, his first single, “The Snakes Crawl at Night,” was released without Charley’s picture. Charley broke barriers, advocated for equal treatment, and pushed back on racism until his death.
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Danielia Cotton's indie americana cover honors the late Charley Pride

In celebration of Black History Month, singer/songwriter Danielia Cotton honors the music of the late Charley Pride with her cover of his 1981 classic “Roll on Mississippi.” As one of only three African-American members of the Grand Ole Opry, Charley Pride was a trailblazer for Black country artists. Danielia’s vocals on this track encapsulate the spirit of serene summers and breezy walks along the river; channeling Charley’s energy perfectly. Listen to “Roll on Mississippi” HERE.
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In Conversation with Brei Carter on Honoring Charley Pride with her Cover “Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'” and Black Woman in Country Music

Brei Carter is a country and southern pop artist living in Nashville, TN. Born and raised in Monroe, LA, with a true southern upbringing, where she was taught about classic country legends by her parents and listened to their music faithfully. Carter attained a Bachelor’s in Business from the University of Louisiana at Monroe, a Master’s in International Relations from Webster University, and a Doctorate in Theology from New Foundation Theological Seminary. She is also a proud veteran of the U.S. Army, where she served as an enlisted soldier and officer. Having moved to Nashville soon thereafter, Carter quickly established herself in the songwriting community.
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From Charley Pride to Amythyst Kiah:

February is Black History Month and country music has come a long away in the five decades since Chet Atkins hid Charley Pride’s race from label executives to secure the singer a record deal. In 2022, the genre still has much work to do when it comes to inclusion, acceptance and respect.
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Dion Pride to perform special tribute concert to his to dad, country music legend, Charley Pride at Dosey Doe on Feb. 19

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Blake Mevis, Writer-Producer For George Strait, Charley Pride, Dies At 73

Country songwriter, producer and music publisher Blake Mevis died on February 9, at the age of 73, from a COVID-related stroke and double pneumonia. He was best known for his association in the early success of George Strait, also writing major hits for the likes of Charley Pride and Joe Nichols.
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Kane Brown On Charley Pride: ‘I Would Say He’s Helped Me’

Kane Brown is celebrating Black History Month by talking about the country stars who came before him and blazed a trail in Nashville. Kane spoke with us about the late Charley Pride, “So my favorite song is ‘Kiss An Angel Good Mornin’.’ And I would say he’s helped me. And the stories that I’ve heard from other people like Darius Rucker, you know, telling me how hard it was whenever he was up there for the first time on The Grand Ole Opry stage. And a lot of people hadn’t even seen him (Charley Pride) at the time. Didn’t know what he looked like and he went out there for the first time as an African American and started singing.”
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