Charley Pride Photograph by Rob Hemphill

Charley Pride

by Rob Hemphill

Canvas Print

$54

Framed Print

$80

Art Print

$29

Poster

$29

Metal Print

$77

Acrylic Print

$85

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$57

Tapestry

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Throw Pillow

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Fleece Blanket

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Duvet Cover

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Shower Curtain

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Bath Towel

$32

Ornament

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Jigsaw Puzzle

$38

Tote Bag

$24

Weekender Tote Bag

$43

Zip Pouch

$25

Portable Battery Charger

$48

Yoga Mat

$60

Greeting Card

$5.00

Spiral Notebook

$15

Sticker

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iPhone Case

$28

Beach Towel

$32

Round Beach Towel

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Weekender Tote Bag

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Coffee Mug

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Men's Clothing

$26

Women's Clothing

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Youth Clothing

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Toddler Clothing

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Baby Clothing

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Title

Charley Pride

Artist

Rob Hemphill

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

Charley Frank Pride (March 18, 1934 – December 12, 2020) was an American singer, guitarist, and professional baseball player. His greatest musical success came in the early to mid-1970s, when he was the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis Presley. During the peak years of his recording career (1966–1987), he had 52 top-10 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 30 of which made it to number one. He won the Entertainer of the Year award at the Country Music Association Awards in 1971.

Pride was one of three African-American members 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.

Pride was born on March 18, 1934, in Sledge, Mississippi, the fourth of eleven children of poor sharecroppers. His father intended to name him Charl Frank Pride, but owing to a clerical error on his birth certificate, his legal name was Charley Frank Pride. Eight boys and three girls were in the family. His elder brother, Mack Pride, played Negro league baseball before entering the ministry.

When Pride was 14, his mother purchased him his first guitar and he taught himself to play. Though he loved music, one of Pride's lifelong dreams was to become a professional baseball player. In 1952, he pitched for the Memphis Red Sox of the Negro American League. In 1953, he signed a contract with the Boise Yankees, the Class C farm team of the New York Yankees.

Pride died in Dallas on December 12, 2020, of complications related to COVID-19. He was 86 years old.

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