More Stories

• 

  Celebrity

  The Independent

  ‘He was a trailblazer’: Charley Pride, country music’s first Black superstar, dies from Covid complications

  Dolly Parton paid tribute to one of her ‘dearest and oldest’ friends

  Thanks for your feedback!
• 

  Celebrity

  PA Media: Entertainment

  Dolly Parton pays tribute to country music star Charley Pride after death at 86

  The veteran performer was a trailblazer for black musicians in the genre.

  Thanks for your feedback!
• 

  Celebrity

  The Telegraph

  Country singer Charley Pride dies from coronavirus

  Dolly Parton has paid tribute to fellow country music star Charley Pride following his death aged 86 from coronavirus complications. Pride, from Sledge in Mississippi, was one the genre's first black stars and the first black member of the Country Music Hall Of Fame. A statement from his representative said: "Pride, whose rich baritone voice and impeccable song-sense altered American culture, died Saturday, December 12, 2020 in Dallas, Texas of complications from Covid-19 at age 86." Widely cons

  Thanks for your feedback!
• 

  Entertainment

  PA Media: Entertainment

  New Dolly Parton film to reveal singer behind the sparkles

  The BBC documentary will explore the person behind the caricature.

  Thanks for your feedback!
• 

  Entertainment

  The Guardian

  TV tonight: the story of the world’s first black country music superstar

  Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson line up to pay tribute to Charley Pride. Plus: the new wannabe Love Island. Here’s what to watch tonight. Charley Pride: I’m Just Me 9.30pm, BBC Four The story of the Mississippi sharecropper’s son who transcended racial barriers to become the world’s first black country music superstar is a remarkable one. The director, Barbara Hall, does it justice in an intelligently assembled film charting a career that also included a spell as a baseball player. Country music

  Thanks for your feedback!
• 

  Entertainment

  The Guardian

  'People assume I'm a rapper': can country music get over racial prejudice?

  Kane Brown was snubbed by this year’s Country Music Awards but won all three of his categories at the cross-genre American Music Awards. In November, something unprecedented happened in the world of country music: two black artists reached No 1 spots in the same week. Jimmie Allen, a 32-year-old singer and songwriter from Delaware – an east coast state not normally associated with country – became the first black artist to chart a No 1 debut single for country radio airplay with his song Best

  Thanks for your feedback!