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In 20 years I had sold more records for RCA than any artist except Elvis Presley.
Charley Pride
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Charley Pride
Age: 82 †
Born: 1938
Born: March 18
Died: 2020
Died: December 12
Baseball Player
Businessperson
Guitarist
Musician
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Sledge
Mississippi
Charley Frank Pride
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Even now, when I'm asked how I'm doing, I like to reply, 'Pretty good. I've got all my fingers and both eyes.
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Flying was as necessary to my business as fiddles and footlights.
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A lot of celebrities relish politics and are eager to lend their names to candidates and causes. I never wanted to be a spokesman for anybody.
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I was always a dreamer, in childhood especially. People thought I was a little strange.
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Not only are three-putt greens probable, at times they are an achievment.
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It isn't reasonable to expect that everyone in the world is a country music fan. Not yet, anyway.
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Baseball got into my blood early and I worked harder at it than anything.
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I don't care what the religion is called as far as I'm concerned, one God, the God I adhere to, is in charge of all of them.
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There are worse things than being thought a Republican.
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Besides good schools, a good airport, and the Cowboys, Dallas had golf courses, and golf was fast becoming an obsession with me.
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Fans will praise you, scold you, and offer helpful advice. Fans will also defend you.
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As far back as I can remember, the radio held a special fascination for me.
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Redd Foxx was the same gruff old codger you saw on television.
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I believe it is possible to tell what sign some people were born under by watching their eyes, watching how they walk, how they talk.
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I try to keep my feet on the ground. Even though I appreciate the fame and adoration, I remember once I used to pick cotton, and I felt like even then I was somebody. I have the same feet, hands and heart like everyone else. I'm just also blessed with a good voice.
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