Charley Pride

Charley Frank Pride is an American singer musician guitarist business owner and former professional baseball player His greatest musical success came in the early to mid1970s when he became the bestselling performer for RCA Records since Elvis Presley During the peak years of his recording career 196687 he garnered 52 top10 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart 30 of which made it to number one Pride is one of only three AfricanAmericans to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry the others are DeFord Bailey and Darius Rucker He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000