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MS SC516

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

2/24/2021

Primary Sponsor

Robert Jackson

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Origin

Senate

2021 Regular Session

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

Full Bill Text

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