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Flying was as necessary to my business as fiddles and footlights.

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
Singer
Songwriter
Sledge
Mississippi
Charley Frank Pride
Fiddle
Flying
Necessary
Business

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