Country music superstar and rodeo legend Charley Pride dies in Texas
Charley Pride, RIP.
Photo courtesy of Charley Pride
Charley Pride, country music's first Black superstar and the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, died on December 12, in Dallas. According to a release, he died of complications from COVID-19; he was 86.
A Facebook post from his family stated that "he was admitted to the hospital in late November with COVID-19 type symptoms and despite the incredible efforts, skill and care of his medical team over the past several weeks, he was unable to overcome the virus."