{"id":2048855,"date":"2026-07-17T21:54:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2048855"},"modified":"2026-07-17T21:54:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:54:29","slug":"grand-ole-oprys-opry-100-honors-to-celebrate-charley-prides-career-and-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2048855","title":{"rendered":"Grand Ole Opry\u2019s Opry 100 Honors to Celebrate Charley Pride\u2019s Career and Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tThe Grand Ole Opry\u2019s Opry 100 Honors is set to honor the life, career and legacy of the late Charley Pride on Sept. 22.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe event, held at Nashville\u2019s Grand Ole Opry House, will feature performances from Opry members Darius Rucker and Pam Tillis, as well as Neal McCoy and Pride\u2019s son, Dion Pride.<\/p>\n

\n\tMississippi native Pride, country music\u2019s first Black superstar, was known for hits including \u201cKiss an Angel Good Mornin\u2019,\u201d \u201cIs Anybody Goin\u2019 to San Antone,\u201d \u201cRoll On Mississippi\u201d and \u201cAll I Have to Offer You (Is Me).\u201d Pride landed 29 No. 1 Billboard Hot Country Songs chart hits during his decades-long career and earned three Grammy Awards.<\/p>\n

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\n\tHe signed with RCA Records in the 1960s and earned a career breakthrough with \u201cJust Between You and Me.\u201d In 1971, he was named the CMA\u2019s entertainer of the year and earned two consecutive male vocalist of the year honors (1971-1972). Pride was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000. Among his other accolades are the ACM\u2019s pioneer award and the Recording Academy\u2019s lifetime achievement award.<\/p>\n

\n\tPride made his Opry debut in 1967 and became an Opry member in 1993, when he was inducted by Jimmy C. Newman.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Grand Ole\u00a0Opry\u00a0held a very special place in my father\u2019s heart, and our family is deeply grateful to see his music and legacy celebrated on the stage he loved so much,\u201d\u00a0Dion\u00a0Pride said in a statement. \u201cIt will be an honor to perform alongside artists who admired him and to share his songs with the fans who have kept them alive for generations.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery single night\u00a0Charley\u00a0Pride\u00a0came home to the\u00a0Opry\u00a0was an event,\u201d added\u00a0Opry\u00a0executive producer Dan Rogers. \u201cHis performances were amazing. The crowd response was like no other. And the backstage area was always, always buzzing.\u00a0Charley\u2019s spirit and songs live on, and we\u2019re so looking forward to celebrating both on the\u00a0Opry\u00a0stage in September.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t$5 from each ticket sold for Opry 100 Honors shows will directly impact the Opry Trust Fund, which has supported country music professionals with assistance for emergencies, medical bills and other hardships for over 60 years. Since the launch of the Opry 100 Honors series in 2025, the shows have honored other country music legends including Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, Charlie Daniels, Porter Wagoner, Bill Monroe, Minnie Pearl, Roy Acuff, Hank Williams, Little Jimmy Dickens and Don Williams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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