Charley Pride
Sledge, Mississippi, USA
Born: 1934-03-18Died: 2020-12-12
Biography:
Charley Frank Pride 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 only three African-Americans to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry (the others are DeFord Bailey and Darius Rucker). He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000.
Credits
Grand Ole Opry at Carnegie Hall | Self | 2006-03-11 |
The Black List: Volume Two | Self | 2009-02-26 |
From Nashville With Music | Himself | 1969-07-07 |
Opry Video Classics: Honky-Tonk Heroes | Himself (archive footage) | 2007-11-21 |
Sweet Daddy Siki | Himself | 2017-06-11 |
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