Charley Pride

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1934-03-18

Deathday 2020-12-12 (86 years old)

Place of Birth Sledge, Mississippi, USA

Charley Pride

Biography

Charley Frank Pride is an American singer, musician, guitarist, business owner, and former professional baseball player. His greatest musical success came in the early to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis Presley. During the peak years of his recording career (1966–87), he garnered 52 top-10 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 30 of which made it to number one. Pride is one of only three African-Americans to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry (the others are DeFord Bailey and Darius Rucker). He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000.

Known For

Actor

2021
This Is Pop

as Self (archive footage)

2017
Sweet Daddy Siki

as Himself

2007
Opry Video Classics: Honky-Tonk Heroes

as Himself (archive footage)

1981
1977
Nashville 99

as R. B.

1976
1976
1974
Dinah!

as Self

1969
Hee Haw

as Himself

1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

Sound

1984
Ellie

as Songs