To date (2012), Pride, Ray Charles and Darius Rucker form the trinity of only African-Americans to have conquered the country music charts.
Made his first national appearance on TV in the premiere episode of
Hee Haw (1969) June 15, 1969.
Is the uncle of former major league baseball player Curtis Pride.
Became a member of the Grand Ole Opry on May 1, 1993.
Admitted to the Country Music Hall of Fame in the year 2000.
Charley and Rozene have raised two sons, Kraig and Dion, as well as a
daughter, Angela. They also have two grandsons, Carlton and Malachi.
He was a country singer.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7083 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
He recorded dozens of albums and sold more than 25 million records, with over 30 number-one hits. He won three Grammy Awards, as well as the Country Music Association's Top Male Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year in 1972.
A character in Robert Altman's Nashville is based on him.
Had 29 #1 hit records.
Also has three other grandchildren. and two great grand children.
Pride is one of three African-American members of the Grand Ole Opry (the others being DeFord Bailey and Darius Rucker).
His father intended to name him Charl Frank Pride, but owing to a clerical error on his birth certificate, his legal name was Charley Frank Pride.