The late Charley Pride was honored with the RIAA Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville on Monday night (October 25th). RIAA COO Michele Ballantyne was on hand to present the honor to Charley's son, Dion Pride, as well as to the National Museum of African American Music for display. The evening also included an acoustic performance from Garth Brooks of the last song Charley recorded, which was a duet with Garth called “Where the Cross Don't Burn.”
Garth also included performances of acoustic verses of some of Charley's biggest hits and Garth's personal favorites, becoming emotional during a few of the songs.
In addition to his performance, Garth sat down with songwriter, author and Vanderbilt University faculty member, Alice Randall, for a live Q&A where they discussed Charley's influence on Garth, the genre of Country music, and their time together recording “Where the Cross Don't Burn.