BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//EVDB//www.eventful.com//EN VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Charley Pride in Houston at New Stafford Center - Eventfu l BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090117T200000 DTSTAMP:20090117T154134Z SUMMARY:Charley Pride DESCRIPTION: Buy ticketsOfficial web siteCharley Pride Stafford Centre January 17\, 2009 The Stafford Centre is pleased to present Charley Pr ide\, Saturday\, January 17\, 2009.Born to poor sharecroppers\, one of eleven children in Sledge\, Mississippi\, Pride is a timeless everyma n\, revered by his musical peers and adored by countless millions of f ans around the globe. His golden baritone voice has transcended race a nd spanned the generations. Charley Pride unofficially started his mus ic career in the late 1950s as a ballplayer with the Negro American Le ague's Memphis Red Sox singing and playing guitar on the team bus betw een ballparks. Self-taught on a guitar bought at the age 14 from Sears Roebuck\, Pride would join various bands' onstage as he and the team roved the country. After a tryout with the New York Mets\, Pride decid ed to return to his Montana home via Nashville. It was there he met Ja ck Johnson\, who upon hearing the singer perform\, sent him on his way with the promise of a management contract and a newly forged relation ship that would last for over a decade. A year later\, Pride returned to the Music City and was introduced to producer\, Jack Clement\, who gave him several songs to learn. When Clement heard Pride's renditions \, he immediately asked the fledgling singer if he could cut two songs in two hours. Pride agreed\, and "The Snakes Crawl at Night" and "Atl antic Coastal Line" were recorded. Three months later\, Pride's two so ng demo landed in the hands of already legendary RCA Records head\, Ch et Atkins\, who was so moved he immediately signed him to the label. P ride's first single hit the airwaves in January 1966 and just like tha t his star was on the rise. Within a short period of time "The Snakes Crawl at Night" was climbing the charts with his "Before I Met You" cl osing in on its tail.Charley Pride has always set his own goals. One o f those goals was to become an internationally known artist. He achiev ed this by performing\, in Europe\, Australia\, New Zealand\, Japan\, Fiji as well as the provinces of Canada. Charley still tours these cou ntries today and even takes in a few extra countries\, on USO Tours\, entertaining our service men and women who are stationed overseas. Bet ween 1969\, when he first hit #1 on the singles chart with "All I Have to Offer You (Is Me)" and 1984\, when he commanded the top spot again with "Every Heart Should Have One\," Pride scored more than 36 number one country singles.Over the past thirty years\, Pride has remained o ne of the Top 20 best-selling country artists of all-time. His incredi ble legacy includes 36 #1 hit singles\, over 70 million albums sold\, 31 gold and 4 platinum albums - including one quadruple platinum. On R CA Records\, Charley Pride is second in sales only to Elvis Presley.Do zens of Pride's chart toppers now stand as modern classics. "Kiss An A ngel Good Morning" went on to be a million-selling crossover single an d helped Pride land Country Music Association Awards as Entertainer of the Year in 1971 and Top Male Vocalist in 1971 and 1972.Other memorab le Pride standards include "Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone?" "I'm So A fraid of Losing You Again\," "Mississippi Cotton Picking Delta Town\," "Someone Loves You Honey\," "When I Stop Leaving I'll be gone\," "Bur gers and Fries\," and "You're So Good When You're Bad\," to name but a few. His moving performances of Hank Williams classics "Kaw-Liga" and "Honky Tonk Blues" on his number 1 album\, "There's a Little Bit of H ank in Me"\, was also certified Gold.In 1994\, Charley released his au tobiography\, Pride: The Charley Pride Story (published by William Mor row). Aside from detailing great moments of his amazing career and jou rneyman stint as a ballplayer\, Pride: is an often moving\, sometimes hilarious tale of his almost improbable dream come true and journey to the top of the charts.In his own words\, Charley recalls his hardscra bble childhood\, his enduring marriage\, the thrill of his biggest hit - a double into the outfield gap off Hall of Famer Warren Spahn - and his first singing engagement in a Montana bar that eventually led to a career as the first and only African-American superstar in country m usic. Through it all\, we are reminded that "The Pride of Country Musi c" remains one of the great legends in popular music - and that he is still going strong.On May 1\, 1993\, Pride accepted a long-standing in vitation to join the Grand Ole Opry\, 26 years after he first played t here as a guest\, the first African-American in its over 70 year histo ry.In June 1994\, Pride was honored by the Academy Of Country Music wi th its prestigious Pioneer Award.In January 1996\, Charley Pride was h onored with a Trumpet Award by Turner Broadcasting\, marking outstandi ng African-American Achievement. In between\, his "Roll On Mississippi " was considered as the official song of his home state\, a stretch of Mississippi highway was named for him\, and he headlined a special Ch ristmas performance for President and Mrs. Clinton at the White House. In July 1999\, Charley received his very own star on the Hollywood Wal k of Fame.On October 4\, 2000\, Charley was honored with the highest c ountry music award\, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fa me. Charley wept when his name was announced by Hall of Famer\, Brenda Lee.And just in case music should leave his blood\, Pride continues t o work out annually with baseball's Texas Rangers. When not touring ex tensively world wide or recording music\, Pride can often be found pur suing another love\, one at which he also excels - golf. Charley Pride met the love of his life\, Rozene\, while playing baseball in Memphis . They have raised two sons\, Kraig and Dion\, as well as a daughter\, Angela. They also enjoy their grandsons\, Carlton and Malachi in Dall as\, Texas\, where their family resides.Pride continues his illustriou s career with the release of "Comfort of Her Wings" on Music City Reco rds. The album shows that Charley has not slowed down and proves his v oice is as good\, if not better than ever. \n LOCATION:New Stafford Center @ 10505 Cash Road Stafford TX 77477, Staf ford, Texas 77477 United States SEQUENCE:1232206894 UID:E0-001-017668608-7 URL:http://eventful.com/E0-001-017668608-7 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR