He said the star, who died Saturday at 86, graced Billy Bob’s mainstage 10 times.
“Charley was one of the first guys to kind of knock the wall down, and it wasn t because he was African-American or Black, Travis said. It was the fact that he was great.
In an interview just last month ahead of receiving a lifetime achievement award, Pride told NBC DFW he never set out to pave a new path. Country music legend Charley Pride will be honored with the Country Music Association’s 2020 Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at what’s considered the biggest night in country music. NBC 5’s Deborah Ferguson reports that Pride, 86, just sees himself as a man who wanted to sing and play music.