Charley Pride liked to let his accomplishments, and his music, speak the loudest. But he knew what was being said when others spoke, like the Nashville publicist who once told him “You look like them, ...

One of the most telling parts of Ken Burns’ sprawling 2019 PBS documentary “Country Music” was the section devoted to Charley Pride, who was billed as country music’s first Black superstar. In the ...

Few country artists could match Charley Pride’s level of success in the 1970s. He collected eight No. 1 albums and 20 No. 1 singles. He also earned several awards, including three Grammy Awards and ...

Becoming a trailblazing country music superstar was an improbable destiny for Charley Pride, especially considering his humble beginnings as a sharecropper’s son on a cotton farm in Sledge, ...

The Music City Walk of Fame in Nashville added stars for Old Dominion, Charley Pride and Liz Rose on Nov. 11, 2025.

African-American country singer Charley Pride, whose No. 1 country hits included "All I Have to Offer You (Is Me)" and "Kiss ...

Warm and sincere, Charley Pride had the ability to touch the heart with country music classics about life and love. He was an honest hitmaker, staying true to himself and his sound long after the ...

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 1960s ...