Charley Pride

Birth Name:

Charley Frank Pride

Birth Place:

Sledge, Mississippi, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor, Music department

In 2000, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
Was awarded the Mississippi Arts Commission Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008
Won the 1971 Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year Award
Before becoming a singer, he was a professional baseball player
Is primarily known for his performances of country music
Is only the second African-American singer to be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry
Has served as a minority owner of the MLB's Texas Rangers

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