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Charley Pride, Mississippi-Born Country Trail Blazer, Dies of COVID-19

Charley Pride, the most famous son of Sledge, Miss., has died of complications from COVID-19 at age 86. He was a country-music trailblazer who became the genre’s first Black superstar, scoring 29 No. 1 singles between 1969 and 1983.

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Ashton Pittman December 12, 2020

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