American Songwriter

Hear Charley Pride Sing the R&B Classic “It’s Only a Matter of Time” from the Lost 1980s Album ‘Endlessly: A Tribute to Brook Benton’ (Exclusive Premiere)

Benton penned “It’s Just a Matter of Time” with Belford Hendricks and Clyde Otis and released it in 1959. It was a No. 1 R&B hit and went to No. 3 on the Hot 100. Sonny James released his version in ...
Yahoo

Lost Charley Pride Album Sees the Light of Day After 40 Years

Trailblazing country music star Charley Pride died in December 2020, leaving behind a legacy that includes over 40 No. 1 hits and millions of record sales. After his death, it was confirmed that some ...
Rolling Stone

Charley Pride Cut an Album of Brook Benton Songs. It’s Finally Been Released

In the mid-1980s, when Charley Pride was in between record contracts, he went into a Dallas studio with an all-star cast of area musicians to record a series of songs by Brook Benton. He intended to ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 2020, We Said Goodbye to the Singer Who Fought Racism and Became One of the Biggest Stars in Country Music

Five years ago today, the world said goodbye to the fearless artist who became country music's first Black star.