Charley Pride

Charley Pride
Charley Pride
	Pride performing at Capital Centre on Inauguration Day, January 1981
Background information
Birth name	Charley Frank Pride
Born	March 18, 1934; Sledge, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	December 12, 2020 (aged 86); Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Country; gospel;
Occupation(s)	Singer; guitarist;
Instrument(s)	Vocals; guitar;
Years active	1952–2020
Labels	RCA Records; 16th Avenue; Music City;
Website	charleypride.com
	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);

Charley Frank Pride (March 18, 1934 – December 12, 2020) was an American singer, guitarist, and professional baseball player. His greatest musical success came in the 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. 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 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.

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