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MS SC516
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
- Pays tribute to country music legend Charley Pride from Sledge, Mississippi, who passed away on December 12, 2020, at age 86
- Recognizes Pride as country music's first African American superstar with 30 No. 1 songs, three Grammy Awards, and induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000
- Acknowledges Pride's remarkable career from 1966 to 1987, including 52 Top 10 hits and his final performance at the Country Music Association Awards on November 11, 2020
- Extends deepest sympathy to his surviving wife Rozene, three children, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren
- Directs the resolution be transmitted to Pride's family, the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum, and made available to the Capitol Press Corps
Legislative Description
Pay tribute to the memory and career of pioneering country music superstar Charley Pride from Sledge, Mississippi.
Last Action
Enrolled Bill Signed
2/24/2021
Committee Referrals
Rules1/8/2021
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