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By Keefer Jan 7, 2021 1954 - Muddy Waters records "Hoochie Coochie Man." This is one of the blues songs that shaped rock and roll when the genre was in its infancy. The author/musician Roger Reale explained: "The stark realism, the drama, and especially the vocal delivery are what do it for me on Hoochie Coochie Man. Its half conversational; Muddy gets your attention without overdoing it. And those lyrics about a gypsy woman always felt kind of fascinating." 1967 - Charley Pride becomes the fi...

Fifty-four years ago today (Jan. 7, 1967) was an historic day for country music: It was on that date that Charley Pride became the first Black singer to perform at the Grand Ole Opry. Pride was only the second Black performer ever to play at the Opry, following harmonica player DeFord Bailey, who appeared at the Grand Ole Opry from 1927 to 1941. At the time of his Opry debut, Pride had just earned his first Top 10 single, "Just Between You and Me," a song from his sophomore album,  The Pr...

In memoriam: Celebrity deaths of 2020 By (0) Richard ThornburghRichard "Dick" Thornburgh, former attorney general of the United States and former governor of Pennsylvania, takes a seat at the witness hearing after U.S. Chief Justice nominee Judge John Roberts testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on September 15, 2005. Thornburgh died on December 31 at age 88. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo Dawn WellsDawn Wells poses with the original,...

Pioneering country music singer Charley Pride (1934-2020) dies of COVID-19 Country music singer Charley Pride died from the COVID-19 virus on December 12 in Dallas at age 86. He was the first African American artist to achieve major success in country music, signing with the RCA Victor label in 1966. He produced at least 30 chart-topping country songs through the late 1980s and sold over 70 million records worldwide. Pride is best known for songs of love and heartache, including “Kiss an Ange...

Various Artists Rapture - Blondie The Stroke - Billy Squier Queen Of Hearts - Juice Newton Hearts - Marty Balin The Nightowls - Little River Band Fire And Ice - Pat Benatar Living Inside Myself - Gino Vanelli Somebodys Knockin - Terri Gibbs   (4 out of 5 stars) "This is an odd mixture of Top 40 songs from 1981 -- while individually most are enjoyable, they are not arranged in any coherent way and seem to have been selected at random. The range of styles on this disc is fantastic, from the a...

KCAP-AM on Dec. 12, country singer Red Foley — who was there to promote a concert — had reservations as the tall Black man introduced himself and reached out for a handshake. "Is this something pertaining to civil rights?" asked Foley, according to an account in Pride: The Charley Pride Story. The DJ, Elmer "Tiny" Stokes, vouched for Pride, and before the day was over, the singer was able to perform two songs during the show at the Helena Civic Center. He also got a boost when Red Sovi...

Editorial: Charley Pride was more than a pioneer San Antonio Express-News FacebookTwitterEmail Country Music Hall of Famer Charley Pride performed at the 54th Annual CMA Awards at Nashville’s Music City Center in November. He died of COVID-19 last week. Pride was pioneer and a star. He had a way of expressing vulnerability while remaining strong and forthright.Terry Wyatt /Getty Images for CMA Charley Pride was aptly surnamed. The man had pride and dignity. Serving as a trailblazer is a bless...

Dennis Quaid is Working on a Movie About Charley Prides Life Hollywood superstar, recording artist and recent The Charley Pride Story. "I tried to do a movie on Charley Pride years ago, and it just didnt go anywhere at the time," Quaid told Wide Open Country in a recent Jack Clement, who was a great mentor to Charley. So I got ahold of Charley and asked if I could just come and meet him in Dallas. I went and had Mexican lunch with he and his wife Rozene. This was before the pandemic. We got ...

Country music trailblazer Charley Pride died Saturday at the age of 86 of complications of COVID-19. News of Prides death was first announced through the singer’s website. Known for breaking systemic racial barriers in the country music industry, Pride became a celebrated name in a predominantly white genre. Hits such as “Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’” and “Just Between You and Me” helped propel the North Texas resident to numerous Grammys and other highly regarded country music awards...

Black America lost two of its iconic figures this month. Both born in 1934, Rafer Lewis Johnson died of a stroke on December 2 in Los Angeles and Charley Frank Pride was a COVID-19 victim who succumbed on December 12 in Dallas, Texas. Both men were athletes, Johnson an Olympic decathlete, and Pride was once a pitcher in the Negro Leagues. Born in Texas, Johnson moved with his family to the San Joaquin Valley town of Kingsburg and became a high school sports phenomenon while picking cotton with ...