Charley Pride reflects on career as country music pioneer
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- (14 Jul 2017) CHARLEY PRIDE REFLECTS ON CAREER AS COUNTRY MUSIC PIONEER
Charley Pride is not only one of the most successful black country singers of all time, he's been one of the most successful country singers period.
With 36 No. 1 hits in his career, the 79-year-old Country Music Hall of Famer is back with his first new album in six years, "Music in My Heart," which was released in July. Pride also received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award this year.
The Grammy-winning vocalist from Sledge, Mississippi - the son of a sharecropper - had dreams of being a baseball player and a singer.
"My dad, we had a Philco radio and we couldn't touch the knobs," Pride said after a recent performance at the Grand Ole Opry, in Nashville, Tennessee. "Everything we listened to was what he had tuned it to, so I got to listening to the Grand Ole Opry and all when I was small and I got hooked on it and it just went from there. I had no idea that I was preparing myself for this, but I am glad, especially since I didn't make it in baseball."
When he started his singing career with RCA in the 1960s, he said that despite being one of the few mainstream black country artists on the radio, he never encountered any resistance among country music fans.
"A lot of people, you know, would come up to me and say, 'Man you must have had it hard,' you know. I said 'No.'", said Pride. "When I would talk to people like yourself, you know, like I am talking to a reporter, I would say, 'I have not had one iota hoot call from the audience.' 'Uh oh, you're giving me that 'I can't believe, you've got to be lying look.'"
But he said he did encounter resistance among show promoters when he was trying to book performances.
"The big thing was promoters was very reluctant to book me," Pride said. "But they finally came around."
He was named CMA Entertainer of the Year in 1971, as well as back-to-back male vocalist in 1971 and 1972. Some of his biggest hits include "Just Between You and Me" and "Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone" and gained crossover success on the pop charts.
On the new album, Pride sings a song, "The Way It Was in '51" that was written by Pride's close friend, Merle Haggard, who died this year.
"I used Merle's band the first time I ever went on stage with a big package. It was a package show; it had about 10,000 people in Detroit. And I got there about five minutes before time to go on and again we go back to that promoters being reluctant to book me. They still... I was booked, but they still was nervous. So I got there, he says, 'Charley,' he had his pencil like that. And he says, 'Now' - there's a 3 o'clock show and an 8 o'clock show. He says, 'Now, you don't have to...' He said 'It's five minutes before you go on,' he says. 'Now, you haven't rehearsed with the band, or nothing?' I said, 'No.' I said 'But do they play country music?' He said, 'Yeah.' I said, 'Well, I'll be ready in two minutes.'"
Pride learned many things from Haggard, including the need to pay it forward during live shows.
"When I started out, I didn't have a band and I said, 'If I ever get my band, whoever opens up my show, they are going to sound as good as they can sound.' That was my decision and that was the way it was: all the people that was on my show, that's what happened to them. They went on to be successful because my band made them sound just as good. Like I said, I wanted them to sound as good they could sound."
"Music in My Heart" is out now.
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GREATEST MAN EVER IN COUNTRY MUSIC!!!!! I was so blessed to work for him long ago, Just loved him from the first time I met him. I respect him so much. Really agree you can not get any better country music or singer than this.
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One of the greatest performers in country music history.
The world has lost a great man 😢 rip my brother Charlie pride I love all your song that I listen y
*Charley I grew up listening to you. My Daddy & Mother loved your voice ! I hope you know how much happiness you have brought people throughout the years. We love you Charley !*
Amazing how much hell they gave this man back then just trying to sing and share his love of country music with the world...... he should have had just as much or more recognition , respect,, and aupport as any of the other GREAT country singers received....
He has! Charley Pride is one of the most beloved country music entertainers of all time, has multiple Grammy awards, a star on the Hollywood walk of Fame, is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, was a permanent member of the Grand Ole Opry, was CMA Male Vocalist of the Year multiple times, has more lifetime achievement awards than you could shake a stick at... the list of accolades goes on and on. Charley Pride was an absolute SUPERSTAR, and was loved by his fans and his peers. This man was as GOOD as GOOD gets, and I sobbed the day I learned that covid had stolen him from us.
@@bigbadjohn8099 screw that Covid 😡 so disgusting how it was created and the devastation it has caused
Charlie Pride is a Pure Spiritual Man! Thank You!! Amen!!!!
love this man since i was a kid. love from Ireland
Too good for this vile world I love him
What part of Ireland my dad was caven my bro in law tlp my ex Kerry xx
my neighbor and I had it out, he said Charley Pride only had one hit.... I laughed my ass off! I made him google Charley Pride....when he was done it was pure silence! charley had an amazing career!
Charley Pride is the Man I miss him endlessly but I know you'll be ok where ever your being finds peace. I've been singing classical country music hits since I was a boy.
Bless you 🙏 Charlie Pride
Rest in peace... a rare talent and by all accounts a great man.
I love this man, humble as they come, I saw him as a little tot in Fort Worth, Texas, Around say 68 or 69 And actually got to shake his hand at WBAP in Fort Worth in the 70's I believe. A real class act....
Entertainers don't get any more real than Charley Pride
Humble with an attitude of great fellowship. A true Ambassador of Country music who transcends color. God bless C P.
Legendary voice when you listen to roll on mississippi you just feel whole
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Pride family. Charley Pride was and always will be a transcendent force in the music world. I will always love his music! Rip Mr. Pride.
Loved you and your music. Such a gracious awesome person. May Jesus hold in his arms and grant you a place in heaven.
Charlie believed in Jesus. THAT'S what it takes to get to Heaven. So I'm pretty darn sure he had no trouble gettin in! I DO believe he was the baby of the 11 kids in his family so they may all have been there to happily greet him. God's best blessings to his family here.
R.I.P he will always be remembered
Love this guy I remember listen to him when I was young
Everyone loved Charley Pride he will sadly missed
Always love Charley ❤️🇨🇦
I LOVE CHARLEY PRIDE.
charley pride......one of the greats....i would like to meet him before i leave this old world
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My dream is to meet him but I'm all the way here in Jamaica. I cover his songs too you can check if you'd like...
get on a country music cruise ship and you will get to meet a lot of them
Hey, how about meeting Charlie Pride in Heaven instead? THAT'S what I'M looking forward to! Hope you'll be there!
He's a damn good country singer .
A truely great singer and man ,
I was at McDonalds one and heard someone call him an uncle tom, almost slapes the McShit out of him. True story.
That is just downright SHAMEFUL!
Charlie Pride made "HISTORY," by becoming the "First," African American Male Singer to perform at the "Grand Ole Opery!"
My parents met him in "Grand Rapids, Minnesota when he was still performing "Calypso,"style music.
They had the pleasure of meeting him in person, "VERY," nice man.
His music is sadly our memories
Great artist was charlie pride who made it big despite that time racism was the thing, 1st coloured country music superstar really
HE.S GREAT.
god charlie Pride ages well
He is Great
Love him!!
super cool
The voice
rip charley
ONE AND ONLY COUNTRY LEGEND BLACK SUPERSTAR CHARLEY PRIDE.TEARS OF RIVER. PAVING THE WAY FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE BE SHUT OUT OF COUNTRY MUSIC BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN THANK YOU MR. PRIDE YOU MADE YOUR MARK AND SMASH THE DOOR OPEN ON RACISM.
LADY ELIZABETH
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What's the name of that song about Washington, Jefferson, Kennedy, Lincoln, family values, etc...
God blessed America by Charlie Pride
God has been pushed aside, slumped, BIG PUNISHMENT COMING.
🙏❤✝️🎙🎻🎸🎵
who ever did the edit did a terrible job