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Charley Pride, Former Negro Leagues Pitcher, Country Music Icon, Dies at Age 86

Country music star and former professional baseball player Charley Pride has died at the age of 86 due to complications from COVID-19.

Jeremy Westby of the public relations firm 2911 Media confirmed the news to Mark Kennedy of the Associated Press on Saturday.

Pride was country music's first Black superstar. He is also the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.

His most popular single was "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'," which hit No. 1 on the United States country chart and peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972.