Charley Pride Archives

On This Day

05.20.26

On This Day in 1968, Charley Pride Shattered a Longstanding Barrier With a No. 1 Country Album

By Clayton Edwards

Behind The Song

04.05.26

Charley Pride Fought To Release What Became His First Top 10 Hit

By Gayle Thompson

On This Day

03.18.26

Born on This Day in 1934, the Trailblazing Artist Who Became Country Music’s First Black Superstar

By Clayton Edwards

On This Day

02.12.26

On This Day in 1972, Charley Pride Was on an Unprecedented Chart-Topping Run That Illustrates How Much Country Fans Loved His Music

By Clayton Edwards

On This Day

01.13.26

On This Day in 1971, Charley Pride Had a Signature Country No. 1—Inspired by a Newborn Baby and a Good Morning Kiss

By Gayle Thompson

On This Day

01.03.26

On This Day in 1970, Charley Pride Was Enjoying a Long Stay at No. 1—Until He Was Dethroned by an Outlaw Country Legend

By Erinn Callahan

On This Day

12.30.25

On This Day in 1972, Charley Pride Started a Months-Long Run at No. 1 with One of His Biggest Albums

By Clayton Edwards

On This Day

12.28.25

On This Day in 1971, Charley Pride Topped the Country Charts With a Signature Tune That Provided the Recipe for a Happy Marriage

By Erinn Callahan

On This Day

12.13.25

On This Day in 1972, Charley Pride Topped the Country Charts With a Signature Love Song Later Covered by Alan Jackson and George Jones

By Erinn Callahan

Latest Music News & Stories

12.12.25

On This Day in 2020, We Said Goodbye to the Singer Who Fought Racism and Became One of the Biggest Stars in Country Music

By Clayton Edwards

On This Day

12.01.25

On This Day in 1972, Charley Pride Was at No. 1 With His Tenth Chart-Topping Single—a Love Song Almost Too Good To Be True

By Clayton Edwards

Premieres

09.15.25

Hear Charley Pride Sing the R&B Classic “It’s Only a Matter of Time” from the Lost 1980s Album ‘Endlessly: A Tribute to Brook Benton’ (Exclusive Premiere)

By Clayton Edwards

Charley Pride

On This Day in 1968, Charley Pride Shattered a Longstanding Barrier With a No. 1 Country Album

Charley Pride Fought To Release What Became His First Top 10 Hit

Born on This Day in 1934, the Trailblazing Artist Who Became Country Music’s First Black Superstar

On This Day in 1972, Charley Pride Was on an Unprecedented Chart-Topping Run That Illustrates How Much Country Fans Loved His Music

On This Day in 1971, Charley Pride Had a Signature Country No. 1—Inspired by a Newborn Baby and a Good Morning Kiss

On This Day in 1970, Charley Pride Was Enjoying a Long Stay at No. 1—Until He Was Dethroned by an Outlaw Country Legend

On This Day in 1972, Charley Pride Started a Months-Long Run at No. 1 with One of His Biggest Albums

On This Day in 1971, Charley Pride Topped the Country Charts With a Signature Tune That Provided the Recipe for a Happy Marriage

On This Day in 1972, Charley Pride Topped the Country Charts With a Signature Love Song Later Covered by Alan Jackson and George Jones

On This Day in 2020, We Said Goodbye to the Singer Who Fought Racism and Became One of the Biggest Stars in Country Music

On This Day in 1972, Charley Pride Was at No. 1 With His Tenth Chart-Topping Single—a Love Song Almost Too Good To Be True

Hear Charley Pride Sing the R&B Classic “It’s Only a Matter of Time” from the Lost 1980s Album ‘Endlessly: A Tribute to Brook Benton’ (Exclusive Premiere)

3 Country Songs From 2002 That Will Remain Classics Forever

Born 111 Years Ago Today in Missouri, the “Clown Prince of Country Comedy” Who Entertained Audiences on ‘The Porter Wagoner Show’

3 Songs That Prove 1984 Was the Defining Year for 80s Pop

Zach Top Proves He Was Born To Sing Alan Jackson With This Cover of a True 90s Anthem