RIP Charley Pride
 

https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/p...ride-has-died/

A true legend who should be talked about more today. Other than Kobe's death, this is probably the celebrity death that bums me out the most this year.

RIP to the man.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzHHvxNh4PY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-pU...l=MiddleMadMen

Re: RIP Charley Pride
 

Damn this sucks :(
A marvellously mellifluous voice.

Requiescat in pace Charley!

Re: RIP Charley Pride
 

This seems strange only because a few weeks ago he was on TV (an awards show perhaps?).
When relatives entered the room and saw a story about him on the news they asked if he'd died, but I said no, I think they're just talking about an appearance he made.

(This happened again the other day, my brother walked in when the TV was on and said, "Paul McCartney died?" (There was a photo of him up on the screen). And I said, no, they're talking about Paul remembering the death of John Lennon.)

This is so sad. He was just honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award about a month ago. People are speculating that he got the virus at the ceremony, but from what I've read, they took many precautions to make sure that everyone was safe there, including multiple testing required. (Several performers even had to drop out of the event due to positive tests.)

RIP :bawling:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0Mnm8_DJbo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt0eQqfp4Og

Re: RIP Charley Pride
 

One of the very best. So sad to hear. Godspeed, Charley.

Re: RIP Charley Pride
 

@mark f, I really like that bit of El Paso that Charley and Glen Campbell sing. Glen was one of my favorites and he and Charley harmonized very well together.

I like this first one from the Paul Newman film Sometimes a Great Notion:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygcU6WXhUT0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIguGGUAwow