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Mar 18, 1934Charley Pride is born in Sledge, Mississippi. After pursuing a career in baseball, he becomes the first African-American to have consistent success as a country singer, notching more than 50 hit records on his way to the Country Music Hall of FameOct 29, 1956Charley Pride pitches four innings of shutout ball, as the Negro League All-Stars beat the Major League All-Stars, including Hank Aaron and Willie Mays, 4-2Dec 28, 1956Charley Pride marries Rozene Cohran in Hernando, MississippiJul 6, 1957Charley Pride and his wife, Rozene Pride, welcome a son, Carlton Kraig Pride, while Dad is serving with the military in ColoradoApr 15, 1960Charley Pride arrives in Missoula, Montana, for a tryout with the Timberjacks. He is subsequently added to the roster as a pitcher and outfielderAug 1, 1960East Helena second baseman Charley Pride performs when the Smelterites play the Helena Cardinals in a minor-league baseball game at Smelterite Park in MontanaMar 12, 1961After giving him a two-week tryout, Gene Autry's expansion Los Angeles Angels drop hopeful baseball player Charley Pride during spring training in Palm SpringsMar 23, 1962Charley Pride and his wife, Rozene, welcome their second son, Charles Dion Pride, at St. Peter's Hospital in Helena, MontanaJan 28, 1963A truck hits Charley Pride at a smelter in Helena, Montana, damaging his ankle, which has a pin permanently embeddedDec 12, 1963Aspiring artist Charley Pride meets Red Foley and Red Sovine at the Helena Civic Center in Montana and sings "Heartaches By The Number" and "Lovesick Blues" in an impromptu audition. They invite him to perform at that night's concert and encourage him to visit Nashville to meet Webb Pierce
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