Charley Pride

Charley Frank Pride (born 18 March 1934) is an American singer, musician, guitarist, business owner, and former professional baseball player.

He was a guest performer in Hee Haw.

Career Highlights
His greatest musical success came in the early to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis Presley. During the peak years of his recording career (1966–87), he garnered fifty-two top-10 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, thirty of which made it to number one.

Pride is one of the few African-Americans to have enjoyed considerable success in the country music industry and one of only three (along with DeFord Bailey and Darius Rucker) to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000.

In 2010, Pride became a special investor and minority owner of the Texas Rangers Major League Baseball club.