THE COUNTRY SOUL LEGEND CHARLEY PRIDE PASSES AWAY DUE TO COVID-19 COMPLICATIONS
Country legend Charley Pride — a pioneer for Black musicians in country music — died on Saturday in Dallas, Texas, at the age of 86 due to complications from COVID-19, a statement on his website confirmed. With top hits including “Kiss an Angel Good Morning” and “Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone,” Pride became the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000. He was born in Mississippi in 1934 as the son of a sharecropper. After a brief time serving in the Army and some unsuccessful attempts at becoming a professional baseball player, Pride headed to Nashville in 1963. He recorded songs immediately, but it wasn’t until Pride’s manager, Jack Johnson, met with late producer Jack Clement that Pride’s career took off. Clement offered songs for Pride to learn and in 1965, RCA Record’s Chet Atkins signed him to a recording contract. Pride quit his day job as a smelter when his 1967 recording of Clement’s “Just Between You and Me” broke into country’s top ten — and the rest is history.
Lady Performed By Kenny Rogers Click The Album To Celebrate This Legend!
Just within a span of a week, country music fans were saddened to hear “The Gambler” Kenny Rogers had passed at the age of 81. Kenny’s soulful sound and powerful country ballads set the benchmark for scores of country artists who followed him. One of Kenny Rogers greatest hits was Lady written by country soul artist the great Lionel Richie. Kenny Rogers sold millions of records worldwide and his fans will always be there to cherish this great artist and all that he did for the music industry.Kenny….do expect they will want an encore performance even in heaven!
Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox By Joe Diffie. Click The Album No Quarters Needed In The Juke!
As the world prepares itself for one of the greatest unexpected pandemic, the Coronavirus COVID-19 has taken many lives right here in America.
The members here at the Country Soul Music Magazine are sad to announce one of our very own Joe Diffie has passed away due to complications of the Coronavirus, Joe was just 61 years old.
Joe Diffie has a string of hits in the 1990’s and he was best known for his songs “Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox” Home” and “Honky Tonk Attitude”. Diffie had 18 singles that broke the top 10 of the country chart and 5 went #1! Joe Diffie is homeward bound next to the Third Rock From The Sun!
