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There is an intimacy about the Opry Theater that gives an entertainer a special charge.

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Charley Pride
Age: 82 †
Born: 1938
Born: March 18
Died: 2020
Died: December 12
Baseball Player
Businessperson
Guitarist
Musician
Singer
Songwriter
Sledge
Mississippi
Charley Frank Pride
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Gives
Special
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Entertainer
Entertainers
Intimacy

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In 20 years I had sold more records for RCA than any artist except Elvis Presley.
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Any entertainer who tells you that the adoration of fans is not a heady experience probably never had the experience.
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Redd Foxx was the same gruff old codger you saw on television.
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A woman went so far as to hire private detectives to contact me to help bring her out of what she called a hypnotic trance.
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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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