Charley Frank Pride March 18, 1934 December 12, 2020

Charley Frank Pride March 18, 1934 December 12, 2020 was an American singer, musician, guitarist, business owner, and 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 he garnered 52 top-10 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 30 of which made it to number one. He also won the Entertainer of the Year award at the Country Music Association Awards in 1971.
He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000