The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Charley Pride

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Charley Pride

5/3/2006

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2006.087

Country singer Charley Pride (1938 - ) had thirty-one gold and four platinum albums, including one which reached quadruple platinum status. Pride was second in sales for RCA Records only to Elvis Presley, and was the first African American inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. Pride was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 5/3/2006, in Dallas, Texas. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 5; Total Run Time: 02h 29m 26s

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Pride, Charley, 1938-2020

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Country music performer. Born March 18, 1938. Career most active 1960s-1980s. Full name: Charley Frank Pride. Country music's first modern African-American superstar. Rose to fame as an RCA recording artist in the late 1960s. Hit recordings include "Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone," and "Kiss An Angel Good Morning." Member, Country Music Hall of Fame. From the description of Oral history interview with Charley Pride; 1997; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1997. (Country Music Fo...