He was born in a Mississippi town called Sledge and was one of eleven children of poor sharecroppers. Though he also loved music, one of his life-long dreams was to become a professional baseball player.
During his career, he has had thirty-six number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. He was one of my dad's all-time favorite singers:
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I have to admit that, in my youth, I probably wasn't all that kind to Charley Pride; none of my circle was. As I've gotten older I have a great appreciation for what he tried to accomplish.
Wow, I only heard about Charley Pride and never appreciated him. Funny thing is that as I get more vintage like fine wine my taste is improving.
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