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Country singer Charley Pride dies from coronavirus at 86 – ABC News
The baseballer-turned singer is remembered as a “country music pioneer” after selling more than 25 million records with hits such as Kiss an Angel Good Morning,…
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….
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