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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 Angel Good Mornin’,” “Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone?”, “All I Have to Offer You (Is Me),”...

Singer Charley Pride, who broke country’s color line, dies at 86 Thor Christensen, The Dallas Morning News © Terry Wyatt/Getty Images North America/TNS Charley Pride performs onstage during the The 54th Annual CMA Awards at Nashvilles Music City Center on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. DALLAS — Charley Pride, the legendary singer known for his velvet baritone and for breaking the color line in country music, died Saturday of complications related to COVID-19. He was 86. From 1966 until 1987, Dallas-based Pride was one of the biggest stars in country m...