The announcement on Saturday, December 12th, 2020, of the death of Charley Pride at the age of 86 was received with great sadness in the country music community in Ireland. He had been admitted to hospital in Dallas, Texas, in late November with Covid-19 type symptoms. Despite the incredible efforts, skill and care of his medical team over several weeks, he was unable to overcome the virus.
There was an outpouring of sadness across social media platforms from both his legion of Irish fans and the many Irish artists who had the privilege of working with him. This replicated the reaction in America to the sad news.