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Country singer Charley Pride dies from coronavirus at 86
Charley Pride, country music’s first black star, has died of complications from COVID-19 aged 86.
Key points:
- Pride was the first black inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame
- He sold more than 25 million records during his career
- Tributes from fellow country stars remembered Pride as a pioneer of the genre
A public relations firm confirmed Pride died in Dallas on Saturday, US time.
Pride released dozens of albums and sold more than 25 million records during a career that began in the mid-1960s.
His hit songs included Kiss an Angel Good Morning, Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone, Burgers and Fries, Mountain of Love, and Someone Loves You Honey.
He had three Grammy Awards, more than 30 US number one 1 hits between 1969 and 1984, won the…
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