RIP Charley Pride
12-12-20 | 04:55 PM
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RIP Charley Pride
Country music legend Charley Pride dies at 86
A pioneer in country music. I remember the first time I heard "Kiss an Angel Good Morning" (as a kid in the 80s, years after it was released) and being quite surprised that the singer was a black man. First black country singer I had seen. Before his career in country music, he played baseball and served in the Army.
Originally Posted by CNN
(CNN)Country music legend Charley Pride died Saturday at age 86, a representative for the singer announced.
Pride died in Dallas of complications from Covid-19, the release said.
Born on March 18, 1934, in Sledge, Mississippi, the singer was a sharecropper's son who rose to become country music's first black superstar.
Pride died in Dallas of complications from Covid-19, the release said.
Born on March 18, 1934, in Sledge, Mississippi, the singer was a sharecropper's son who rose to become country music's first black superstar.
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PhantomStranger (12-17-20)
12-12-20 | 09:39 PM
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Re: RIP Charley Pride
I grew up on Country music, and he was a big part of it. Such a smooth voice. Sad he's gone.
12-13-20 | 09:09 PM
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Re: RIP Charley Pride
I didn't know who this was until I saw him on the news last night. What a trailblazer.
12-17-20 | 03:59 PM
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Re: RIP Charley Pride
An incredible voice perfectly tuned for country music. RIP
