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People pay attention to lyrics, and the race matter was delicate.

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Race, People, Attention

Charley Pride, Jim Henderson (1994). “Pride: the Charley Pride story”, William Morrow & Co

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It used to be that if you had a pretty good record, you could stop by a station in Little Rock or Atlanta and let the DJ listen to it. No way something like that can happen now.

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Rocks, Atlanta, Way

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I finally came to terms with manic depression and lithium. I've taken lithium regularly for the past few years and have had no further bouts with manic depression.

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Depression, Taken, Past

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Any entertainer who tells you that the adoration of fans is not a heady experience probably never had the experience.

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Fans, Adoration, Entertainers

Charley Pride, Jim Henderson (1994). “Pride: the Charley Pride story”, William Morrow & Co

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Not only are three-putt greens probable, at times they are an achievment.

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Golf, Three

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I was sometimes jeered by black soldiers who wanted me to sing something besides country music.

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Country, Soldier, Black

Charley Pride, Jim Henderson (1994). “Pride: the Charley Pride story”, William Morrow & Co

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I might have become a minor celebrity but royalty checks were a long way off.

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Long, Might, Way

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A woman went so far as to hire private detectives to contact me to help bring her out of what she called a hypnotic trance.

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Detectives, Helping, Trance

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Mother was a talkative person, and I was a lot like her.

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Mother, Like Her, Talkative

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Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

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Names, Politician, Well Known

Charley Pride, Jim Henderson (1994). “Pride: the Charley Pride story”, William Morrow & Co

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In 20 years I had sold more records for RCA than any artist except Elvis Presley.

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Artist, Years, Records

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I learned to tune a guitar by ear. That method has served me pretty well.

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Guitar, Tunes, Ears

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A black man singing about a blond girl was potential trouble.

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Girl, Men, Black

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Singing as a full-time job was not something I had given a lot of thought to and I had no clear notion of the money to be made in it.

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Jobs, Singing, Made

Charley Pride, Jim Henderson (1994). “Pride: the Charley Pride story”, William Morrow & Co

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Johnny Duncan was one of the first opening acts I hired for my show, and he is the one who initiated me into astrology. I got hooked. It made a lot of sense to me.

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Astrology, Firsts, Duncan

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Chet Atkins... is probably the best guitar player who ever lived.

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Player, Guitar, Guitar Player

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How often does a guy who lives and breathes baseball meet a woman who loves the game and understands it as well as he?

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Baseball, Games, Guy

Charley Pride, Jim Henderson (1994). “Pride: the Charley Pride story”, William Morrow & Co

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Redd Foxx was the same gruff old codger you saw on television.

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Television, Saws

Charley Pride, Jim Henderson (1994). “Pride: the Charley Pride story”, William Morrow & Co

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A lot of celebrities relish politics and are eager to lend their names to candidates and causes. I never wanted to be a spokesman for anybody.

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Names, Causes, Wanted

Charley Pride, Jim Henderson (1994). “Pride: the Charley Pride story”, William Morrow & Co

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I believe it is possible to tell what sign some people were born under by watching their eyes, watching how they walk, how they talk.

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Believe, Eye, People

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Even now, when I'm asked how I'm doing, I like to reply, 'Pretty good. I've got all my fingers and both eyes.

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Eye, Fingers

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There is an intimacy about the Opry Theater that gives an entertainer a special charge.

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Giving, Special, Intimacy

Charley Pride, Jim Henderson (1994). “Pride: the Charley Pride story”, William Morrow & Co

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I grew up not liking my father very much. I never saw him cry. But he must have. Everybody cries.

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Boyfriend, Dad, Father

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After 14 months of military service, I had a wife, a child, half an apartment, no car, and no job.

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Jobs, Children, Military

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As far back as I can remember, the radio held a special fascination for me.

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Special, Fascination, Radio

Charley Pride, Jim Henderson (1994). “Pride: the Charley Pride story”, William Morrow & Co

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Born: March 18, 1938
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