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Born to poor sharecroppers, one of eleven children in Sledge, Mississippi, Pride is a timeless everyman, revered by his musical peers and adored by countless millions of fans around the globe.
Charley Pride unofficially started his music career in the late 1950s as a ballplayer with the Negro American League’s Memphis Red Sox singing and playing guitar on the team bus between ballparks. Self-taught on a guitar bought at the age 14 from Sears Roebuck, Pride would join various bands onstage as he and the team roved the country.
After a tryout with the New York Mets, Pride decided to return to his Montana home via Nashville. It was there he met Jack Johnson, who upon hearing the singer perform, sent him on his way with the promise of a management contract and a newly forged relationship that would last for over a decade.
A year later, Pride returned to the Music City and was introduced to producer, Jack Clement, who gave him several songs to learn. When Clement heard Pride’s renditions, he immediately asked the fledgling singer if he could cut two songs in two hours. Pride agreed, and “The Snakes Crawl at Night” and “Atlantic Coastal Line” were recorded.
Three months later, Pride’s two song demo landed in the hands of already legendary RCA Records head...
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Top 10 Charley Pride Songs
Kiss An Angel Good Morning
Christmas in My Home Town
Crystal Chandeliers
Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone
Just Between You And Me
Kaw-Liga
All I Have To Offer You (Is Me)
I'm Just Me
Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'
I Can't Believe That You've Stopped Loving Me
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Top 10 Charley Pride Albums
Country Pride
The Essential Charley Pride
Christmas in My Home Town
Legends
Happy Christmas Day
RCA Country Legends
The Charley Pride Collection
24 Greatest Hits
Crystal Chandeliers
RCA Country Legends: Charley Pride
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