Charley Pride To Be Honored By ALL Of Countrys Best, How Its Being Done Will Leave You Speechless Charley Pride is an amazing man. He is one of few African-Americans to truly succeed in the country genre. He is an unreal artist that deserves so much recognition for what he has done. Charley became RCA Records best selling artist since Elvis. That is a ridiculous feat. Elvis is the king of rock and roll and Charley matched him! He is one of three African American artists to be a part of the Grand Ole Opry. The other two are DeFord Bailey and Darius Rucker. Each of those artists is great in their own sense. Charley Pride is more than just a country legend. Pride played professional baseball for a number of years. Charley is now receiving an award that makes him the first ever living male to receive the award. I could not have thought of a better person to receive this award. The award he is receiving is the Ameripolitan Masters Award. This is the third annual award that has ever been given and it is honoring a truly special person. The awards are being held on February 16th in Austin. The award was designed to bring to light the artists that do not conform to the country standards that many stars adhere to. Charley has stuck to his sound for years and he deserves this honor. This award is honoring classic country artists. The awards are broken into four categories. Those categories are: Honky Tonk, Rockabilly, Outlaw, and Western Swing. The fans get to decide the winners and everyone loves it! Pride has never tried being someone he is not. His music transcends generations and will be listened to as pure country forever. At the award show he will be performing will greats such as: Georgette Jones and Billy Joe Shaver. The performances will surely not disappoint. Will you watch the ceremony? 