Welcome to the official website for the legendary Charley Pride—we appreciate you stopping by to celebrate and/or learn more about Charley’s history, music and legacy!
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Surprisingly vigorous and the picture of good health at 86 years of age, Charley had intended to continue performing and recording for as long as his voice would allow. But sadly he fell ill in late November 2020 and passed away on December 12, 2020 due to complications from COVID-19.
In memory of his legacy, we are transitioning this site into a historical information resource for both longtime fans and those discovering Charley’s amazing body of musical work.
Fans can find solace in the knowledge that many of Charley’s appearances on record have yet to be revealed. Beyond the treasure trove of unreleased studio recordings that exist in various master tape vaults, Charley had been in the studio working on a number of solo and collaborative recordings during January 2020 just prior to the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A digital retrospective COVER STORY, which collects twenty-two (22) "cover songs" that Charley recorded between 1991 and 2020, was released on June 20, 2025. It includes eight (8) recordings that are seeing their first official release in North America and two (2) previously unreleased recordings -- "Ring of Fire" and "Heartaches by the Number."
"Ring of Fire" was originally committed to tape in September 1992 but only recently mixed and finalized under the supervision of Pride's most recent creative partner, artist/songwriter/producer Billy Yates. "Heartaches by the Number" is the first recording to be released from Pride’s final January 2020 studio sessions with Yates.
During his later years, Pride often liked to kick off new studio sessions with a favorite classic country song to warm up his voice, build rapport with the studio musicians and set the tone for the rest of the sessions. "Heartaches by the Number" fulfilled that role during those final 2020 recording sessions.
A previously-unreleased studio session outtake, "Ready for the Ride" was digitally released in December 2024 on an expanded reissue of Charley’s 2003 COMFORT OF HER WINGS album. That expanded Edition also includes three (3) live renditions of songs from the album, "Chain of Love", "I Need Somebody Bad" and "Comfort of Her Wings," that were recorded during Pride's subsequent 2005 Canadian tour. Similar expanded editions are currently in the works for some of Charley's other latter day albums.
The last full-length album Charley released prior to his death was 2017’s MUSIC IN MY HEART.
For a fairly comprehensive discography please visit the Music page. Also, if you’ve never seen the music video for "Standing In My Way," you can watch it here.
Enjoy your visit!