# Charley Pride dies of COVID **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [December 12, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charley-pride-dies-of-covid/927928 "2020-12-12T22:08:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charley-pride-dies-of-covid/927928/1 "2020-12-12T22:08:03Z")
Truly a groundbreaker in country music, [Charley Pride has passed away at age 86 of coronavirus complications](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/charley-pride-first-major-black-star-in-country-music-dies-at-86/2020/12/12/d0295cd2-3dfe-11e9-922c-64d6b7840b82_story.html). Rest in peace. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charley-pride-dies-of-covid/927928/2 "2020-12-12T22:45:18Z")
That’s two Country stars killed by covid. Joe Diffie died March 29. Joe was 61. That was early in the pandemic. Covid killed John Prine too. He’s considered folk or Americana? Prine was 73. Now Covid kills Charlie Pride. Age 86. I only know him for his big hit,Kiss an Angel Good Morning. Friends have told me that he was very good in concerts. RIP Charlie. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charley-pride-dies-of-covid/927928/3 "2020-12-13T14:36:36Z")
Loved his voice. RIP ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charley-pride-dies-of-covid/927928/4 "2020-12-13T16:35:55Z")
That’s a pity. He was a great and groundbreaking singer. Hope he’s upstairs and kissing good morning. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charley-pride-dies-of-covid/927928/5 "2020-12-13T17:03:58Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I only know him for his big hit,Kiss an Angel Good Morning. I remember when you couldn’t turn on an AM radio without hearing _The Most Beautiful Girl in the World._ ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charley-pride-dies-of-covid/927928/6 "2020-12-13T17:34:37Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > I remember when you couldn’t turn on an AM radio without hearing _The Most Beautiful Girl in the World._ Wrong Charlie ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charley-pride-dies-of-covid/927928/7 "2020-12-13T17:38:27Z")
🤦‍♀️ Crap! That explains why no one brought it up yet… ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charley-pride-dies-of-covid/927928/8 "2020-12-13T18:51:08Z")
Here’s my thread about seeing him in concert a few years ago. I’m glad I did. > [@Seeing Charlie Pride in concert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-charlie-pride-in-concert/730964): > > I’ll be in Windsor, Ontario in October and my friend picked up complementary tickets to the concert at Caesar’s Casino. I know nothing about his music, although I’m sure I’ll recognize some of the songs as my parents listened to a decent amount of country music radio in the 70’s and early 80s. I know he showed up on a few TV shows, maybe the Dukes of Hazzard and some of the late night music shows. Any albums or song recommendations I should listen to? I’ve got Apple music and there’s YouTube a… ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charley-pride-dies-of-covid/927928/9 "2020-12-13T18:57:22Z")
Very sad. The old country singers are some of my favorite artists, and Charley Pride was near the top. A lot of country songs back in the 50s were cross-over hits. My favorite Pride song is _Mississippi Cotton Pickin’ Delta Town_, in which Charley was describing where he grew up. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YjX8p1h3b0Q/hqdefault.jpg "Charlie Pride- Mississippi Cotton Pickin Delta Town") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjX8p1h3b0Q) I see that they screwed up the lyrics a bit on the video. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charley-pride-dies-of-covid/927928/10 "2020-12-14T01:10:37Z")
One of my favorites. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XzHHvxNh4PY/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC6AKKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLDAzn5UEXUETGcrKrwrLelwWSVRqw "Charlie Pride - Is Anybody Going To San Antone?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzHHvxNh4PY) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charley-pride-dies-of-covid/927928/11 "2020-12-14T17:02:38Z")
Wow, that’s a candidate for the “Songs you didn’t know were covers” thread. I’ve always thought “Is Anybody Going To San Antone” was a Doug Sahm original. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HWfwDNqYZj8/maxresdefault.jpg "[Is Anybody Going To] San Antone") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWfwDNqYZj8) ---
**Author:** ![Lavender\_Pebble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lavender_pebble/32/6290_2.png) [@Lavender\_Pebble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lavender_Pebble)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charley-pride-dies-of-covid/927928/12 "2020-12-14T17:26:13Z")
This is also my favorite! I first heard it when David Dondero covered it at a concert. The original was a little more upbeat than I was expecting. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charley-pride-dies-of-covid/927928/13 "2020-12-14T17:30:42Z")
Yup, mine too. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charley-pride-dies-of-covid/927928/14 "2020-12-14T17:35:08Z")
A few years ago, my wife bought some random bootleg CDs off of the back of a motorcycle in Shenzhen, China. Imagine my surprise when one of them turned out to be Charley Pride’s greatest hits! I heard “Kiss an Angel Good Morning” and “Crystal Chandeliers” many times on CJWW growing up. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charley-pride-dies-of-covid/927928/15 "2020-12-14T23:54:19Z")
Since I was a kid I loved his music. Possibly the second or third country performer I could name. I know that he made most of his money from 70’s style country, but damn he was amazing when he did straight country. He did an entire album of Hank Williams songs, but his live versions of Kaw Liga are my favorites. He really gets to show off. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SVP33UzwF3c/hqdefault.jpg "Charley Pride -- Kaw - Liga") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVP33UzwF3c) I’m not sure who the steel player is on that recording, but he deserves an honorable mention, too. Thankya, Charley! You were amazing! ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charley-pride-dies-of-covid/927928/16 "2020-12-15T01:00:12Z")
I’d make a remark about kissing an angel good morning, but I’m too bummed right now. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charley-pride-dies-of-covid/927928/17 "2020-12-15T01:21:51Z")
Great cover! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XTXerdX0JpQ/hqdefault.jpg "Charley Pride - Heartaches By The Number") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTXerdX0JpQ)