Charley Pride, Country Music s First Major Black Star, Dies At 86 By Jason Slotkin | NPR
Saturday, December 12, 2020
Country music legend Charley Pride died on Saturday at age 86 from complications of COVID-19. Pride, who gave his final performance last month at the CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn., was the first Black performer inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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Charley Pride, who sold millions of records and was the first Black performer to become a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, among many other honors, has died at age 86. A statement posted on the singer s website said Pride died in Dallas on Saturday from complications of COVID-19.