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    • Mar 18, 1934
    Charley Pride is born in Sledge, Mississippi. After pursuing a career in baseball, he becomes the first African-American to have consistent success as a country singer, notching more than 50 hit records on his way to the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Oct 29, 1956
    Charley Pride pitches four innings of shutout ball, as the Negro League All-Stars beat the Major League All-Stars, including Hank Aaron and Willie Mays, 4-2
    Dec 28, 1956
    Charley Pride marries Rozene Cohran in Hernando, Mississippi
    Jul 6, 1957
    Charley Pride and his wife, Rozene Pride, welcome a son, Carlton Kraig Pride, while Dad is serving with the military in Colorado
    Apr 15, 1960
    Charley Pride arrives in Missoula, Montana, for a tryout with the Timberjacks. He is subsequently added to the roster as a pitcher and outfielder
    Aug 1, 1960
    East Helena second baseman Charley Pride performs when the Smelterites play the Helena Cardinals in a minor-league baseball game at Smelterite Park in Montana
    Mar 12, 1961
    After giving him a two-week tryout, Gene Autry's expansion Los Angeles Angels drop hopeful baseball player Charley Pride during spring training in Palm Springs
    Mar 23, 1962
    Charley Pride and his wife, Rozene, welcome their second son, Charles Dion Pride, at St. Peter's Hospital in Helena, Montana
    Jan 28, 1963
    A truck hits Charley Pride at a smelter in Helena, Montana, damaging his ankle, which has a pin permanently embedded
    Dec 12, 1963
    Aspiring artist Charley Pride meets Red Foley and Red Sovine at the Helena Civic Center in Montana and sings "Heartaches By The Number" and "Lovesick Blues" in an impromptu audition. They invite him to perform at that night's concert and encourage him to visit Nashville to meet Webb Pierce
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