{"id":23763,"date":"2021-07-15T22:37:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T02:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=23763"},"modified":"2021-07-15T22:37:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T02:37:04","slug":"cmt-to-celebrate-the-life-and-legacy-of-country-music-titan-charley-pride-with-cmt-giants-charley-pride-premiering-wednesday-august-25th-9pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/15\/cmt-to-celebrate-the-life-and-legacy-of-country-music-titan-charley-pride-with-cmt-giants-charley-pride-premiering-wednesday-august-25th-9pm\/","title":{"rendered":"CMT to Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Country Music Titan Charley Pride with &#8220;CMT Giants: Charley Pride&#8221; Premiering Wednesday, August 25th @ 9PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23764\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cmtgiantscharleypride.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cmtgiantscharleypride.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cmtgiantscharleypride-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>CMT today announced &#8220;<strong><em>CMT GIANTS: Charley Pride<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; an all-new special celebrating the extraordinary life and legacy of trailblazing country music titan Charley Pride. The star-packed, 90-minute event premieres Wednesday, August 25th @ 9PM exclusively on CMT.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>CMT GIANTS: Charley Pride<\/em>&#8221; brings together Charley&#8217;s superstar friends and some of the biggest names in music today to celebrate his most legendary hits, including Alan Jackson, Darius Rucker, son Dion Pride, Garth Brooks, George Strait, Gladys Knight, Jimmie Allen, Lee Ann Womack, Luke Combs featuring Robert Randolph + Reyna Roberts, Mickey Guyton and Wynonna. Special guests Neal McCoy, Nolan Ryan, Reba, Ronnie Milsap, and Charley&#8217;s wife Rozene Pride, also appear to share their personal memories and reflect on Charley&#8217;s lasting legacy, which are blended alongside rare archival photos, interviews, and performances, with clips and commentary from Charley Pride himself.<\/p><div id=\"morty-465808476\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s an incredibly great honor to celebrate Charley Pride&#8217;s career from the perspective of those who knew him best &#8211; his friends, family, and peers,&#8221; shared Margaret Comeaux, Executive Producer, CMT. &#8220;As a true &#8216;giant&#8217; in country music, Charley serves as an inspiration for present and future artists, and his legendary career transcends barriers with music that stands the test of time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Shared Rozene Pride: &#8220;I am delighted to have so many giants in the business celebrate the legacy of Pride. He would have been so happy to see the artists give so generously of their time and talent honoring him. This truly is a testament to the impact that he had on the country music community for so many years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Charley Pride celebrated more than 50 years as a recording artist, enjoying one of the most successful careers in the history of country music, and is credited with helping to break color barriers by becoming the first black superstar within the genre. A true living legend, he sold tens of millions of records worldwide with his large repertoire of hits. A three-time GRAMMY(R) award and Recording Academy &#8220;Lifetime Achievement Award&#8221; winner, Pride garnered no less than 36 chart-topping country hits, including &#8220;Kiss An Angel Good Morning,&#8221; a massive #1 crossover hit that sold over a million singles and helped Pride land the Country Music Association&#8217;s &#8220;Entertainer of the Year&#8221; award in 1971 and the &#8220;Top Male Vocalist&#8221; awards of 1971 and 1972. A proud member of the Grand Ole Opry, Pride performed concerts worldwide and has toured the United States, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand over the last several years. He received the Crossroads Of American Music Award At the 2019 GRAMMY Museum(R) Mississippi Gala in November of 2019, and the Country Music Association&#8217;s Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award one year later in November 2020. On December 12, 2020, Pride died at the age of 86 from complications due to COVID-19. His memory and storied legacy will live on through his vast library of stories and songs, with forthcoming plans for a final album release, public celebration of life ceremony, tribute concert, and biopic film. Full bio available here; follow Charley Pride on Facebook and at CharleyPride.com.<\/p>\n<p>Launched in 2006, the CMT GIANTS franchise is CMT&#8217;s elite honor celebrating the careers of country music&#8217;s most legendary artists: Reba McEntire (2006), Hank Williams, Jr. (2007), Alan Jackson (2008), and Kenny Rogers (2020). Stars that have previously taken part in past specials include Brad Paisley, Buddy Guy, Dolly Parton, Faith Hill, Gretchen Wilson, Jennifer Nettles, Kelly Clarkson, LeAnn Rimes, Lionel Richie, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Martina McBride, Megan Mullally, Michael McDonald, Rascal Flatts, Rita Wilson, Steven Tyler, Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, and Trisha Yearwood, to name a few.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3942981074\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<em>CMT GIANTS: Charley Pride<\/em>&#8221; is executive produced by CMT&#8217;s Margaret Comeaux and Taillight&#8217;s Tom Forrest. 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