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Charley Pride was the first great African American star of country music. Born in Sledge, MS in 1938, Pride left farm life behind and had a budding baseball career in the Negro and minor leagues. He ...

Born in Sledge, Mississippi, Charley Pride smashed through every racial barrier possible to cement his legacy in Nashville. In 1967, he became only the second Black artist to join the Grand Ole Opry.

Follows trailblazing country music performer Charley Pride's amazing journey to stardom. Trace the improbable journey of Charley Pride (1934-2020), from his humble beginnings as a sharecropper’s son ...