Charley Pride passed away today in Dallas, Texas of complications from Covid-19 at age 86.He was born a in Sledge, Mississippi, on March 18, 1934, Pride emerged to become country music’s first Black superstar and the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Songs from him include
“Kiss An Angel Good Mornin’,” “Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone,” and “Mountain of Love.” He won the Country Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year award in 1971, its top male vocalist prize in 1971 and 1972, and a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020. His final performance came on November 11, 2020, when he sang “Kiss An Angel Good Mornin’” during the CMA Awards show at Nashville’s Music City Center with Jimmie Allen, a modern-day hitmaker who counts Pride among his heroes. RIP Charley
Check out Chris Young, who paid tribute to Charley at the Grand Ol’ Opry on Saturday night with a performance of “Kiss an Angel Good Mornin.’
And here is Jimmie Allen sharing his story as well
Scotty McCreery also dedicated his Grand Ol Opry performance of “Five More Minutes,” to Charley Pride:
