Charley Pride ~ "Cotton Fields" ((Live 1975))

"Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song)" is a song written by American blues musician Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Lead Belly, who made the first recording of the song in 1940.

Charley Pride in Person is a live album by country music artist Charley Pride. It was recorded at Panther Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, and released on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. LSP-4094). The album was awarded four stars from the web site AllMusic.[1] It debuted on Billboard magazine's country album chart on February 8, 1969, peaked at No. 2, and remained on the chart for 34 weeks.
Label: RCA


Charley Frank 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.[1] During the peak years of his recording career (1966–87), he garnered 52 top-10 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 30 of which made it to number one. He won the Entertainer of the Year award at the Country Music Association Awards in 1971.

Pride was one of three African-American members of the Grand Ole Opry (the others are DeFord Bailey and Darius Rucker). He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000.
#CharleyPride  #CottonFields #CountryOutlaw  #CountryClassic #RonjasCountryMusic #RonjaCCQ #lyricsonscreen