Singer Charley Pride is a special part of African-American museum

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"Country music legend Charley Pride is a smooth singer with a hint of a Southern lilt who has always stood out in his field – both for his talent and for being an African-American who broke the color line in an overwhelmingly white genre.Now he has reached a new personal and career high: He is featured in a display in the National Museum of African American History and Culture opening Sept. 24.

Pride, 78, is originally from Mississippi but has lived in Dallas since 1969. Asked if he considered himself a Texan, he told McClatchy, “oh, definitely, a Texan.” He is a part-owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team – he spends spring training with the team every year – and has set aside time from touring this fall in order to be able to sing the national anthem at the Rangers’ play-off games.

Despite his age, Pride is on the road frequently and has a concert Saturday in Wisconsin. As a result, he will miss the museum’s grand opening, featuring President Barack Obama. The building itself is striking, sitting next to the Washington Monument on the National Mall, decorated with glimmering bronze tiles that have designs inspired by the decorative ironwork done by slaves in the South."

More here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article103725542.html

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"Country music legend Charley Pride is a smooth singer with a hint of a Southern lilt who has always stood out in his field – both for his talent and for being an African-American who broke the color line in an overwhelmingly white genre.Now he has reached a new personal and career high: He is featured in a display in the National Museum of African American History and Culture opening Sept. 24.

Pride, 78, is originally from Mississippi but has lived in Dallas since 1969. Asked if he considered himself a Texan, he told McClatchy, “oh, definitely, a Texan.” He is a part-owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team – he spends spring training with the team every year – and has set aside time from touring this fall in order to be able to sing the national anthem at the Rangers’ play-off games.

Despite his age, Pride is on the road frequently and has a concert Saturday in Wisconsin. As a result, he will miss the museum’s grand opening, featuring President Barack Obama. The building itself is striking, sitting next to the Washington Monument on the National Mall, decorated with glimmering bronze tiles that have designs inspired by the decorative ironwork done by slaves in the South."

More here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article103725542.html

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Congratulations Charley.



I bet he sings the Anthem standing up and not on his knees.