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About Charley Pride
Hometown
Sledge, MS, United States
Born
March 18, 1934
Genre
Country
Country singer Charley Pride bought a $10 guitar from the Sears catalog at age 14 and learned to play country music because his dad loved the Grand Ole Opry.
∙ In 1967, he was the first Black solo singer to perform at the Grand Ole Opry—and he’s still just one of three Black musicians who have been invited to become members.
∙ When his song “All I Have to Offer You (Is Me)” hit No. 1 in 1969, he was the first Black artist in 25 years to top the US Country charts.
∙ “All His Children,” which he recorded for the 1971 Paul Newman-directed film, Sometimes a Great Notion, was nominated for a Best Original Song Oscar.
∙ With 29 No. 1 Country hits, including “Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’” and “I’m Just Me,” he is the second-best-selling RCA Records artist, behind only Elvis Presley.
∙ Pride was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000 and was honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007.
∙ In 2020, he received the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award from the Country Music Association.
Musical InfluencesCharley Pride's musical influences include Hank Williams, Don Gibson, Eddy Arnold and more.
Influenced by Charley PrideCharley Pride has influenced the music of Tracy Lawrence, Alan Jackson, Randy Travis and more.
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