European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Profile s Pride in his work by Joe Edwards associated press Charley one of the top five most recognized entertainers in the dreams of one Day performing for the entire planet he envisions transmitting a concert giant screens throughout the id come up on this big screen and sing for the whole planet and everybody would react like they did at my concerts in Detroit and Wheeling this last Pride no one leaves  that be Nice such global Goodwill comes less than 20 years after a few country music radio stations in the United states refused to play his records because of his race Pride is one of the few Black country those stations began to end their discrimination when the Richness and Range of prides baritone produced a deluge of he has sold More than 20 million albums and 5 million placing him among the top 15 worldwide record Sellers according to the Book of the 47yearold Pride has stepped out of his Mold As a romantic Balladeer to sing about the troubles of the american Farmer in his single on the this is a topical said who once earned for every 100 pounds of Cotton he picked As a youngster in i grew up on a farm and i have some sympathy for this one of Charley prides newest is about the plight of americas the lyrics remind Many americans of the plight the Farmer is in right not just the family Farmer but the mechanized farm the song offers no solution to help but prides personal suggestion is As unadorned As his he says one should be Able to help the american Farmer and the worlds starving at the same it seems to me if we could just empty All the bins and fill those no one will want to he said during a Telephone interview from his Home in the tune could help Pride approach his 40th 1 his biggest was in kiss an Angel Good which sold 1 million he has just released his greatest volume which includes Mountain of night youre so Good when youre i dont think Shes in love anymore and Why baby like positive Pride music is a Beautiful Way of expressing oneself and i truly believe music should not be taken As a you can go too far in anything whatever and become politicized to the Point you cease to be an i feel like in singing better than entertaining is what Pride dreamed of when he came in from the Cotton Fields in he rested his tired Young body at night by listening to country music on the he left Home when he was 16 years old and spent several seasons playing minor league baseball As a Pitcher and after working in a Zinc smelting Plant in he made his Way to Nashville where he signed a recording contract with Ria in his flourishing career eventually enabled him to in the 125acre farm where his father was once a Pride is just As proud of some no business achievements such As the honorary doctorate of humanities degree conferred on him this year by Wheeling College in West he also does about million Worth of Charity work a year maintaining his ties to annually goes to Spring training with the Texas Ive put Forth an Effort to do a Good Job All across the not just singing and learning my but the whole business of personal appearances and learning to use my voice and controlling my Pride i feel that you gain Confidence As you go along by putting Forth an Effort to strive for i like what i since my third Ive levelled with do you really like this i really like songs kiss an Angel Good someone loves you Honey and youre so Good when youre id like to be remembered As a goo person who tried to be a Good entertainer and made people was a Good american who paid his taxes and a Good i tried to do my Best and contribute my 20 stripes Magazine August