Country Music’s First Black Superstar, Charley Pride, dies from Covid-19 Complications

Rest in peace Charley.

Charley Pride, a son of sharecroppers who rose to become country music’s first Black superstar with hits including “Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’” and “Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone,” died on Saturday in hospice care in Dallas. He was 86.

Jeremy Westby, a publicist for Mr. Pride, said the cause was complications of Covid-19.

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