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Charley Pride, who has died of complications from Covid-19 aged 86, was a hugely successful American country music star who made history when in 1969 he topped the US country charts, the first black performer to achieve that feat since Louis Jordan 25 years earlier. The song was All I Have to Offer You (Is Me), and with its lush background vocals and slick production the song epitomised the 'Nashville sound' pioneered by Chet Atkins, the great guitarist and RCA executive who produced it with 'Cowboy' Jack Clement. Pride hit his artistic purple patch in the late 1960s and early 1970s with ball...

Karan Johar announces 'epic series' to celebrate 75 years of India's Independence News Network December 22, 2020 Mumbai, Dec 22: Filmmaker Karan Johar on Tuesday announced an "epic series" as part of the "Change Within" initiative to celebrate 75 years of the country's Independence. On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti this year, Johar, along with filmmakers including Ekta Kapoor and Aanand L Rai, launched the initiative aimed towards creating inspiring content about the "valour, values and culture" of India. Johar took to Twitter and shared the announcement, tagging Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Fargo, ND, USA / 740 The FAN Dec 21, 2020 2:11 AM OMAHA, Neb.-(UND Athletics) – Fourth-ranked North Dakota will leave the 10-game NCHC pod with the most conference points, winning its finale, 6-2, Sunday evening at Baxter Arena. UND’s (7-2-1) 20 league points are two more than Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State, who both claim 18 points with one fewer game. Omaha sits close behind with 16 points and the finale to play tomorrow vs. Colorado College. The Fighting Hawks got a pair of goals from freshman  Riese Gaber, part of a three-point night in the win. The second period was a flurry o...

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 don't 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, who died Dec. 12 at 86 of complications from COVID-19, was the first Black superstar in country music...

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 Sovine, another hitmaker on the bill, offered assistance to get Pride a meeting at Cedarwood Publishing ...