Updated: 5:29 PM MST Dec 12, 2020 National Desk Staff Associated Press Singer Charley Pride, country music's first Black superstar, dies at 86 Updated: 5:29 PM MST Dec 12, 2020 E.

His contributions to country music, as well as his enduring impact on the broader music landscape, cement his place as one of the most important and influential figures in 20th-century American music.

Updated: 6:29 PM CST Dec 12, 2020 E. Advertisement Singer Charley Pride, country music's first Black superstar, dies at 86 Updated: 6:29 PM CST Dec 12, 2020 National Desk Staff Associated Press ...

The Country Music Hall of Fame has described Pride as country music’s first Black superstar. Pride, a sharecropper's son, was born in Sledge, Mississippi.

The Country Music Hall of Fame has described Pride as country music’s first Black superstar. Pride, a sharecropper's son, was born in Sledge, Mississippi.

Charley Pride, country music’s first Black star whose rich baritone helped sell millions of records and helped make him the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, has died. He was 86.