Charley Pride - Live At His Best (2017)

Born to poor sharecroppers, one of eleven children in Sledge, Mississippi, Pride is a timeless everyman, revered by his musical peers and adored by countless millions of fans around the globe. His golden baritone voice has transcended race and spanned the generations. Charley Pride unofficially started his music career in the late 1950s as a ballplayer with the Negro American League's Memphis Red Sox singing and playing guitar on the team bus between ballparks. Self-taught on a guitar bought at the age 14 from Sears Roebuck, Pride would join various bands' onstage as he and the team roved the country.

After a tryout with the New York Mets, Pride decided to return to his Montana home via Nashville. It was there he met Jack Johnson, who upon hearing the singer perform, sent him on his way with the promise of a management contract and a newly forged relationship that would last for over a decade.

A year later, Pride returned to the Music City and was introduced to producer, Jack Clement, who gave him several songs to learn. When Clement heard Pride's renditions, he immediately asked the fledgling singer if he could cut two songs in two hours. Pride agreed, and "The Snakes Crawl at Night" and "Atlantic Coastal Line" were recorded.

TRACKLIST

01. Let Me Live In The Light Of Your Love (Live)
02. Happiness Of Having You (Live)
03. Kiss An Angel Good Morning (Live)
04. My Eyes Can Only See As Far As You (Live)
05. Oklahoma Morning (Live)
06. Help Me Make It Through The Night (Live)
07. Lovesick Blues (Live)
08. There Goes My Everything (Live)
09. Crystal Chandeliers (Live)
10. Louisiana Man (Live)
11. Kaw - Liga (Live)
12. I'm So Afraid Of Losing You Again (Live)
13. Me And Bobby Mc Gee (Live)
14. Shutters And Boards (Live)
15. Wonder Could I Live There Anymore - Is Anybody Goin' To San Anton - I'm Just Me (Live)
16. Mississippi Cotton Picking Delta Town (Live)
17. It's Gonna Take A Little Bit Longer (Live)
18. Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger - She's Too Good To Be True - I'd Rather Love You - All I Have To Offer You Is Me (Live)