Charley Pride was the first great African American star of country music. Born in Sledge, MS in 1938, Pride left farm life behind and had a budding baseball career in the Negro and minor leagues. He ...
Charley Pride topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the first time on August 9, 1969, with “All I Have to Offer You (Is Me).” The song stayed at the top for a week between Buck Owens’ ...