Jimmie Allen rubs elbows with trailblazer Charley Pride
Associated PressNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country singer Jimmie Allen continues to rise on the charts, but he can’t think about his own success without giving praise to one of the stars who paved the way for him: country music trailblazer Charley Pride. Allen has been reflecting on Pride’s impact on Black country artists like himself and rubbing elbows with the Country Music Hall of Famer this week on the set of the 2020 Country Music Association Awards, where Pride will receive the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award. He’ll perform his hit song “Best Shot,” which made history when Allen became the first Black artist to launch his career with a No. “If there was no Charley Pride, there wouldn’t be Darius, me, Kane, Mickey, Cowboy Troy and any other Black country artist that’s on their way right now,” Allen told a radio DJ.
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