Charley Pride

Charley Pride Net Worth

Charley Pride net worth: Charley Pride is an American country music singer, musician, and former baseball player who has a net worth of $40 million. Charley Pride was born in Sledge, Mississippi in March 1934. He is best known for being the best-selling performer on RCA Records. He was one of very few African-American performers to find success in country music. His debut studio album Country was released in 1966 and his 47th album Music in My Heart was released in 2017. He is established in singing and guitar and was associated with RCA, 16th Avenue, and Music City. He began playing guitar when he was a teenager but abandoned it briefly to pitch for the Memphis Red Sox in Negro American League baseball. After playing for several minor league teams, Pride was drafted by the Texas Rangers. Pride returned to music while playing baseball and managed to record songs at Sun Studios and launch his music career. He is married to his wife Rozene and has three children by the names of Kraig, Dion, and Angela. Pride had a tumor on his vocal cord in 1997 that was surgically removed at the University of Arkansas. In 2000 he became a minority owner of the Texas Rangers Major League Baseball team.