Charley Pride, country music’s first Black star, dies at 86
Sat., Dec. 12, 2020
Charley Pride, country music’s first Black superstar whose rich baritone on hits such as “Kiss an Angel Good Morning” helped sell millions of records and made him the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, has died. He was 86. Pride died Saturday in Dallas of complications from COVID-19, according to Jeremy Westby of 2911 Media.