BEFORE I MET YOU by CHARLEY PRIDE

Before I Met You by Charley Pride
1966
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Charley Frank Pride (born March 18, 1938) is a country music artist. During his career, he has had thirty-six number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. He was one of the few African-American country musicians to have considerable success in the largely white country music industry.
While he was still trying to make it in baseball, Pride had heard much encouragement to join the music business from country stars such as Red Sovine and Red Foley. Soon, he was working towards this career. In 1958, in Memphis, Tennessee, Pride visited Sun Studios and recorded some songs.[4] One song has survived on tape, and has been released in the United Kingdom as part of an LP-box. The song is a slow stroll in walking tempo called "Walkin' (the Stroll)." [5]
After struggling to get a contract with a record company, he finally caught the ear of record producer Chet Atkins. Atkins was the longtime producer of RCA Records, and made stars out of country singers like Jim Reeves, Skeeter Davis and others. Pride was signed to RCA in 1966. In 1966, he released his first single with RCA, "Snakes Crawl at Night". When the song was promoted to radio stations, the label called Pride "Country Charley Pride". At this time, country music was a white medium.
Soon after the release of "Snakes Crawl at Night", Pride released another single called "Before I Met You". Soon after, Pride's third single, "Just Between You and Me", was released. This song was what finally brought Pride success on the Country charts. The song reached #9.

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[Fairandjust]

One of the finest, smoothest country singers ever. Don't you agree?

[david4561]

I think he is by far one of countrys best. I grew up listening to him

[nigriv147]

classic

[hirdy6]

@meangirls180 WOW, I was also brought up enjoying Charley's music and years ago I took my Dad to see him in concert here in Melbourne Australia. The show was brilliant and we were fortunate enough to meet him after the show. He was very friendly, humble and totally unaffected by his fame, he seemed as interested in us as we were in him. Shook hands with us warmly, I mentioned to him how I'd heard Elvis introduce him in the audience one night in Vegas and he said Elvis was very kind to him.

[meangirls180]

i went to one of his concerts with my mum who had brought me up listening to charlie (at nottingham) when we met him and had pics taken he asked my name, when i told him it was corinna, he just started singing corinna corinna, was amazing, got a kiss and autograph but the singing of my name i will never forget, i was named after the song too so extra special that he would know it, him and daniel o;donnell are amazing.

[animalxray78]

great singer saw him in concert recent great show!!!!!!!!!!!!

[massey565man]

dont judge a book by the cover

[rosimck7]

@ida1690 seen Charlie a few times and he Is just Shy,but that just his way? Who cares ?

[massey565man]

singing angle

[8764541130]

charleypride is so seweet lol

[pheasantdropper]

This was how I learned about Country - thanks Dad!!! God bless you Charley....

[BlueCatUs31]

Can't stop listening to this. AAaaah!