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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 232
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Charley Frank Pride
5	5	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
6	6	commemorates the life of Charley Frank Pride, a pioneering
7	7	country music legend, who died on December 12, 2020, at the age of
8	8	86; and
9	9	WHEREAS, A native of Sledge, Mississippi, Charley Pride
10	10	was born on March 18, 1934, as the fourth of 11 children in a
11	11	family of sharecroppers; he developed a love of baseball and
12	12	music at a young age, and his mother bought him his first guitar
13	13	when he was 14 years old; and
14	14	WHEREAS, Charley left home for Memphis to seek out a career
15	15	in professional baseball, and in 1952, he was signed by the
16	16	Memphis Red Sox, and he went on to become an All-Star pitcher in
17	17	the Negro American League; he was drafted into the United States
18	18	Army in 1956, and he married Ebby Rozene Cohrad, his best friend
19	19	and spiritual partner, while on leave that same year; after his
20	20	military service, he played baseball on several minor league
21	21	teams in Montana while also working as a smelter and performing
22	22	at clubs in a four-piece band, the Night Hawks; his rise to
23	23	musical stardom began in 1965, when he moved to Nashville and the
24	24	influential country music producer Chet Atkins signed him to the
25	25	RCA Victor record label; and
26	26	WHEREAS, Charley released his first single through RCA
27	27	Victor in 1966; he landed on the country music charts with his
28	28	third single, "Just Between You and Me," and he became the first
29	29	black performer to appear at the Grand Ole Opry since founding
30	30	member DeFord Bailey appeared there more than 25 years earlier;
31	31	in 1971, he released his biggest hit, "Kiss an Angel Good
32	32	Morning," a song that reached the pop music charts and was among
33	33	the Top-10 songs on the adult contemporary charts; he also earned
34	34	Grammy Awards in 1971 for Best Sacred Performance and Best Gospel
35	35	Performance and was named the Country Music Association's
36	36	Entertainer of the Year, and the following year, he won a Grammy
37	37	Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance; and
38	38	WHEREAS, Over the next five decades, Charley amassed more
39	39	than 50 Top-10 country hits, including 30 Number-1 hits; he
40	40	routinely was sold out at American venues, and he developed a
41	41	strong and loyal following in Ireland and the United Kingdom,
42	42	which led to the sale of millions of albums worldwide; and
43	43	WHEREAS, Charley and his beloved wife, Rozene, settled in
44	44	Dallas during his music career, and he remained a treasured
45	45	honorary Texan for the rest of his life; he was a devoted father
46	46	to three children, Carlton Kraig, Charles Dion, and Angela
47	47	Rozene, and his five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren
48	48	enriched his life immeasurably; and
49	49	WHEREAS, A lifelong baseball fan, Charley often sang the
50	50	National Anthem at Texas Rangers games, and in 2021, the team
51	51	dedicated a baseball field in his name and established the
52	52	Charley Pride Internship for minority college students to train
53	53	for careers in baseball; and
54	54	WHEREAS, Charley was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in
55	55	1993, and he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
56	56	in 1999; in 2000, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of
57	57	Fame; his trailblazing contributions to country music's rich
58	58	heritage were recognized with the Willie Nelson Lifetime
59	59	Achievement Award in 2020; and
60	60	WHEREAS, Known for his smooth baritone voice and his
61	61	friendly, graceful demeanor, Charley Pride remained kindhearted
62	62	and humble, even after his remarkable talents brought him to the
63	63	height of celebrity; his gentle presence inspired all who were
64	64	blessed with his company, and his contributions to American music
65	65	will continue to be appreciated for generations to come; now,
66	66	therefore, be it
67	67	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
68	68	Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
69	69	family of Charley Frank Pride; and, be it further
70	70	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
71	71	his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
72	72	Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
73	73	memory of Charley Pride.
74	74	West
75	75	Alvarado Hancock Nichols Alvarado Hancock Nichols
76	76	Alvarado Hancock Nichols
77	77	Bettencourt Hinojosa Paxton Bettencourt Hinojosa Paxton
78	78	Bettencourt Hinojosa Paxton
79	79	Birdwell Huffman Perry Birdwell Huffman Perry
80	80	Birdwell Huffman Perry
81	81	Blanco Hughes Powell Blanco Hughes Powell
82	82	Blanco Hughes Powell
83	83	Buckingham Johnson Schwertner Buckingham Johnson Schwertner
84	84	Buckingham Johnson Schwertner
85	85	Campbell Kolkhorst Seliger Campbell Kolkhorst Seliger
86	86	Campbell Kolkhorst Seliger
87	87	Creighton Lucio Springer Creighton Lucio Springer
88	88	Creighton Lucio Springer
89	89	Eckhardt Menéndez Taylor Eckhardt Menéndez Taylor
90	90	Eckhardt Menéndez Taylor
91	91	Gutierrez Miles Whitmire Gutierrez Miles Whitmire
92	92	Gutierrez Miles Whitmire
93	93	Hall Nelson Zaffirini Hall Nelson Zaffirini
94	94	Hall Nelson Zaffirini
95	95	Patrick, President of the Senate
96	96	________________________________
97	97	President of the Senate
98	98	I hereby certify that the
99	99	above Resolution was adopted by
100	100	the Senate on April 12, 2021, by a
101	101	rising vote.
102	102	________________________________
103	103	Secretary of the Senate
104	104	________________________________
105	105	Member, Texas Senate
106	106
107	107	Alvarado Hancock Nichols
108	108
109	109	Bettencourt Hinojosa Paxton
110	110
111	111	Birdwell Huffman Perry
112	112
113	113	Blanco Hughes Powell
114	114
115	115	Buckingham Johnson Schwertner
116	116
117	117	Campbell Kolkhorst Seliger
118	118
119	119	Creighton Lucio Springer
120	120
121	121	Eckhardt Menéndez Taylor
122	122
123	123	Gutierrez Miles Whitmire
124	124
125	125	Hall Nelson Zaffirini