In the mid-1980s, when Charley Pride was in between record contracts, he went into a Dallas studio with an all-star cast of area musicians to record a series of songs by Brook Benton. He intended to turn the project into a tribute album to the R&B mainstay and “Rainy Night …
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Brad Paisley and Smokey Robinson trade professional compliments and musical memories as guests on the most recent episode of the podcast Naked Lunch, especially bonding over their deep mutual appreciation of Country Music Hall of Fame member Charley Pride, who died in 2020. Co-hosted by David Wild, Emmy-winning TV writer, …
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It’s not clear when Jimmie Allen, Charley Pride, and Darius Rucker recorded their latest song, “Why Things Happen.” What’s clear is how the song sounded when it came out earlier this month, six weeks after George Floyd’s death sparked worldwide Black Lives Matter protests. “You’ll never know when your last …
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