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Songwriter Jim McBride died January 7, 2026

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Jim McBride’s name may not always have been the first spoken when people listed the giants of country music, but few songwriters shaped the emotional language of the genre more deeply. Over a career spanning five decades, McBride wrote five number-one hits, ten Top 10 singles, and eighteen songs that reached the Top 40 on the country charts. His work defined the sound of multiple eras, from the outlaw-tinged 1970s to the polished radio country of the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2017, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame recognized his enduring influence, cementing his place among the architects of…
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Country Music Legend Charley Pride died December 12, 2020 from COVID-19 (coronavirus)

Charley Pride (March 18, 1934 – December 12, 2020) was an American singer, guitarist, and professional baseball player. His greatest musical success came in the early to mid-1970s, when he was the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis Presley. During the peak years of his recording career (1966–1987), he had 52 top-10 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including 30 which went to number one. Charley Pride won the Entertainer of the Year award at the Country Music Association Awards in 1971, was one of three African-American members of the Grand Ole Opry and was inducted into…
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