On Saturday, December 12, 2020, Charley Pride’s family revealed that the groundbreaking singer had passed away. His death was due to COVID-related complications. The musician was hospitalized in late November, mere weeks after the Country Music Association Awards ceremony. Despite the raging coronavirus, the event was in-person. Following Charley Pride’s death, Maren Morris spoke out,
Charley Pride death from COVID-19
Country music songstress, Mickey Guyton joins in the deep, communal mourning in the loss of Country Music Hall of Fame honoree and a true legend, Charley Pride. For the 2021 Grammy-nominee for Best Country Solo Performance, her courage to create a song like “Black Like Me,” along with her collaborators, would have never taken root