Dec 14, 2020
2 min read
RIP Charley Pride
Charley Pride (who passed away at 86 from COVID complications) was not the first Black country musician, but he made his mark with superlative singing and effortless grace. Like all great artists, he made it seem easy, but you know it wasn’t.
The primary resistance against Black country musicians in the 1960’s came not from other musicians (who had long acknowledged their debt to African-American music) nor from the listening…
