Charley Pride Appreciation Thread

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In his own words, Charley recalls his hardscrabble childhood, his enduring marriage, the thrill of his biggest hit - a double into the outfield gap off Hall of Famer Warren Spahn - and his first singing engagement in a Montana bar that eventually led to a career as the first and only African-American superstar in country music. Through it all, we are reminded that "The Pride of Country Music" remains one of the great legends in popular music - and that he is still going strong.

On May 1, 1993, Pride accepted a long-standing invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry, 26 years after he first played there as a guest, the first African-American in its over 70 year history.

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from charliepride.com

Is anybody going to san antone

Roll On Mississippi
^^My personal favorite and one of my all time favorite songs^^^

Crystal Chandeliers

Any love out there for the Pride of country music? Charley Pride is definitely one of my favorite artists of all time with a long list of great hits and a pile of really good songs that never got much attention on the radio.

If you don't like Charley Pride, you don't like country music. Fact.