THE NIGHT WILLIE NELSON RISKED HIS ENTIRE CAREER TO DEFEND CHARLEY PRIDE FROM A RACIST CROWD — AND HE DID IT IN THE MOST SHOCKING WAY POSSIBLE.
THE NIGHT WILLIE NELSON RISKED HIS ENTIRE CAREER TO DEFEND CHARLEY PRIDE FROM A RACIST CROWD — AND HE DID IT IN THE MOST SHOCKING WAY POSSIBLE. In the 1960s, country music wasn’t welcoming to a Black man. During a tense Texas show, the atmosphere turned ugly. As Charley Pride took the stage, a hostile…
