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Charley Pride
Charley Frank Pride (March 18, 1934 – December 12, 2020) was an American country music singer, recording artist, baseball player, and businessman. Along with Stoney Edwards and O.B.
McClinton, Pride was and remains one of the most notable black country singers of the 1960s and 1970s.
Early life
[change | change source]Charley Pride was born on March 18, 1938 in Sledge, Mississippi to a family of sharecroppers.
A mistake on his birth certificate reads his first name as "Charl." Growing up, Pride dreamed of becoming a baseball pitcher and learned to play the guitar at the age of 14.
Pride got his start in baseball in The American Negro League for many teams, including the Mississippi Red Sox, the Birmingham Black Barons, the New York Mets and the Boise Yankees.
Charley pride bio
(The C team for the New York Yankees). It was during this time Pride met and married his wife, Rozene.
Music career and rise to fame
[change | change source]Pride was known to sing