In 1966, Charley Pride's debut country single, "The Snakes Crawl at Night," was deliberately mailed out to radio stations without a photo of him. That way, his label strategized, his voice alone ...

Charley Pride was the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the first Black person to host the Country Music Association Awards ...

Charley Pride — a sharecropper's son who rose from rural Mississippi to become the first Black superstar in country music — died Saturday at age 86. The "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin" singer died ...

Charley Frank Pride was born in rural Sledge, Miss., on March 18, 1934, the son of Mack Pride Sr. and Tessie Stewart Pride. When the young Charley wasn’t in school, ...

Charley Pride – a Country Music Hall of Fame singer who rose from rural Mississippi to become the genre's first Black superstar – died Saturday at age 86.. The "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin ...

Charley Pride sang the national anthem before the Texas Rangers faced the Colorado Rockies on opening day at Globe Life Field on July 24, 2020. (Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) ...

Charley Pride, the first black country music superstar, died Saturday of complications from COVID-19. He was 86. The trailblazer charted 29 No. 1 hits and another 21 Top 10 singles between the ...

Charley Pride performs onstage during the 2018 CMA Music festival at Nissan Stadium on June 8, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. Jason Kempin/Getty Images/Getty. In fact, it's been quite a year for ...

Celebrities react to Charley Pride's death at age 86 due to coronavirus: 'He will truly be missed' Reba McEntire, Billy Ray Cyrus and Dolly Parton were just some of the stars who paid tribute to Pride ...

Prior to his death on Saturday (Dec. 12) from complications of COVID-19, Charley Pride had been hospitalized with symptoms of the virus since late November, his family shared on Facebook. Pride ...

Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain is a timeless song loved for its simple lyrics and emotionality across many music styles.

Charley Pride performing in Nashville in 2018. In the 20 years after his breakout hit, “Just Between You and Me,” in 1967, 51 more of Mr. Pride’s records reached the country Top 10.