American country musician and baseball player (1934–2020)
Charley Pride
Pride performing at Capital Centre on Inauguration Day, January 1981
Background information
Birth name
Charley Frank Pride
Born
(1934-03-18)March 18, 1934 Sledge, Mississippi, U.S.
Died
December 12, 2020(2020-12-12) (aged 86) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Genres
Country[1]
country pop[1]
countrypolitan[2]
gospel[3]
Occupation(s)
Singer
guitarist
Instrument(s)
Vocals
guitar
Years active
1952–2020
Labels
RCA Records
16th Avenue
Music City
Website
charleypride.com
Baseball player
Baseball career
Pitcher
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
Negro leagues debut
1953, for the Memphis Red Sox
Last appearance
1958, for the Memphis Red Sox
Teams
Negro leagues
• Memphis Red Sox (1953, 54–57, 58)
• Birmingham Black Barons (1954)
Minor leagues
• Boise Yankees (1953)
• Fond du Lac Panthers (1953)
• Missoula Timberjacks (1960)
• East Helena Smelterites (1960)
Career highlights and awards
• 2x Negro league All-Star (1956–1957)
• All Army Championship (1957)
Musical artist
Charley Frank Pride (March 18, 1934 – December 12, 2020) was an American singer, guitarist, and professional baseball player.
Beginning his career as a negro league baseball player in the early-1950s, he later pursued a career in country music, becoming the genre's first major black superstar.[4] His greatest musical success came in the late-1960s and early to mid-1970s, when he was the best-selling performer for RCA Records. During the peak years of his recording career (1966–1987), he had 52 top-10 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 30 of which made it to number one. Songs such as "All I Have to Offer You (Is Me)", "Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone", and "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'", among others, typified the "countrypolitan" style that made him famous and became crossover-pop hits. He won the Entertainer of the Year award at the Country Music Association Awards in 1971 and was awarded a Grammy for "Best Country Vocal Performance, Male" in 1972. Pride later ventured into gospel music, releasing his first gospel album Did You Think to Pray in 1971.
Pride is one of three African-American members of the Grand Ole Opry (the others being DeFord Bailey and Darius Rucker). He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000.
^ abMejía, Paula. "The Unflappable Country Star Charley Pride Dies at 86". Texas Monthly. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
^Davis, Timothy C. (June 11, 2009). "Charley Pride at the Opry". Nashville Scene. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
^Raye, Miranda (November 22, 2023). "Charley Pride's Gospel Song Reminds People To "Take Time Out For Jesus"". Classic Country Music. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
^Langlois, Logan (March 21, 2024). "The legacy of Country Music's first Black superstar". The Tennessee Tribune. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
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