The fourth of eleven children, Charley Pride grew up in a shotgun shack in the Mississippi Delta. His father was a sharecropper and Charley’s earliest memories always included dreams of doing ...

I was a Marine infantry company commander there. Charley Pride was one of the entertainers who came with Hope. The evening after the big show, Hope and all the celebrities were attending a party ...

Charley Pride, the first African-American to enter the Country Music Hall of Fame, has died aged 86, his website has announced. Pride, who rose to fame in the 1960s, passed away on Saturday from ...

Charley Pride: I’m Just Me traces the improbable journey of Charley Pride, from his humble beginnings as a sharecropper’s son on a cotton farm in segregated Sledge, Mississippi to his career ...

7 Iconic Moments From the 1960s' Country Music Variety Shows Country music had a big role in television in the 1960s, thanks in part to these standout moments. LOOK: Country Artists With Stars on ...