The Rest in Peace Thread (RIP)

[Trollheart]

Sad to see Charley Pride go. Legend in the blues/country genre, died from complications from guess what? RIP.

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Sad to see Charley Pride go. Legend in the blues/country genre, died from complications from guess what? RIP.

What Country Music Asked of Charley Pride
The singer put himself on the line to become the genre’s first Black superstar. He died on Saturday not long after performing at a largely mask-free awards ceremony.

NYTimes

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nyt...id-19.amp.html

Pride remembered being called slurs by performers who were his colleagues and friends; how George Jones and another man scrawled “KKK” on his car after a bender; and how he had to remind Webb Pierce — who told him it’s “good for you to be in our music” — that “It’s my music, too.”

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Sad to see Charley Pride go. Legend in the blues/country genre, died from complications from guess what? RIP.

So sad to learn of Charley Pride's passing. I was brought up on his music, as my mother was a fan; she played his live In Person (Panther Hall) so often and it's permanently ingrained in my consciousness. We once took a car trip to Amish country in Pennsylvania, and passed a theater that had "Charley Pride Tonight" on the marquee. I was able to purchase a ticket and attend the concert that evening. Made friends with the sweetest elderly couple I sat next to; we chatted about all the classic country performers. Charley was great that night (better in person than on records) and, as always, his rhythmic baritone bowled me over.