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Henderson County (Jun 4, 2021) - Four commercial buildings downtown have changed hands, including the Social Security Administration office and the former Western Carolina Auction Co. packinghouse site on South Grove Street.

4:12 pm UTC Feb. 16, 2021 Country music trailblazer Charley Pride Photo: Ricky Rogers, The Tennessean, Illustration: Brian Gray, USA TODAY Network Enable the ambient audio feature Enable the ambient audio feature This audio enhanced story is best with headphones. Turn audio on Turn audio off As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive series...

From DeFord Bailey to Mickey Guyton, these Black artist have shaped country music for nearly a century.

Tweet Photo: Jason Kempin | Getty Images for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Charley Frank Pride was a rare commodity. Not only was he an icon with universal appeal, but his six-decade career also embodied a strong message that many to this day still dont understand. He was living proof that being true to yourself and what you love is the highest form of cultural authenticity, and that country music — as much as music of any other tradition — belongs to everyone. Pride, wh...

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...

Tweet Photo: Jason Kempin | Getty Images for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Charley Frank Pride was a rare commodity. Not only was he an icon with universal appeal, but his six-decade career also embodied a strong message that many to this day still dont understand. He was living proof that being true to yourself and what you love is the highest form of cultural authenticity, and that country music — as much as music of any other tradition — belongs to everyone. Pride, wh...

Charley Pride – a Country Music Hall of Fame singer who rose from rural Mississippi to become the genres first Black superstar – died Saturday at age 86. The "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin" star died in Dallas because of complications from COVID-19, according to a news release from his publicist, Jeremy Westby.  With a career spanning more than five decades, Pride cemented a trailblazing legacy unlike any entertainer before him. Launching his career in the 1960s, in the height of civil right...