Charley Pride News

 
Race never a big issue for country pioneer
Victoria Times Colonist
By Adrian Chamberlain, Times Colonist May 23, 2012 Charley Pride, now 74, was country's first black superstar: "I shocked a lot of people. But I never got no black cats put on the field," as baseball player Jackie Robinson did. As country music's first ...

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Charley Pride anxious to play in Belleville
Belleville Intelligencer
Pride, who's quick to laugh at himself, said he's much better at performing. “I just try to learn how to use my phone. I got me a matchbook (Macbook) computer. What they call it? Apple? But I can barely use it. And I've got a little wi-fi thing.


 
Charley Pride May 26
Chilliwack Progress
By Jennifer Feinberg - Chilliwack Progress International country star Charley Pride figures he actually sings even better now than throughout his chart-topping career of several decades. He'll be performing May 26 at Prospera Centre in Chilliwack, ...
Proud Pride plays ProsperaChilliwack Times

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Charley Pride says Canadian promoters were less discriminatory than in US
680 News
Country music legend Charley Pride poses in Toronto on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. When Pride was first starting out in the 1960s, he recalls many promoters were hesitant to book a black country artist for fear of hostility from predominantly white audiences ...

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Yahoo! Canada Shine
Charley Pride says Canadian promoters were less discriminatory than in US
Yahoo! Canada Shine
TORONTO - When Charley Pride was first starting out in the 1960s, he recalls many promoters were hesitant to book a black country artist for fear of hostility from predominantly white audiences. Except, that is, when Pride was in Canada.
Pride says Canuck promoters didn't discriminateMetroNews Canada

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Cape Breton Post
Pride and joy
Cape Breton Post
SYDNEY — American country music legend Charley Pride has made a point of touring north of the border throughout his illustrious career. “I really love it, I do. It's one of my favourite countries to go to,” he said, noting his Canadian fans keep him ...
Country singer warmly recalls more welcome reception north of borderTheChronicleHerald.ca

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Cape Breton Post
Teen excited about getting to meet country music legend Charley Pride
Cape Breton Post
Jardine, who suffers from spina bifada, will get to meet one of his idols, Charley Pride, during the American country music legend's concert at Centre 200 Friday. An internationally renowned artist, Pride has performed throughout Europe, Australia, ...