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. 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.
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Georgia sweet sweet Georgia keeps pulling on my ring
Most men would give their right off or anything they own
To have a woman just like you to be waiting when they come home
But the devil made me cheat on you one too many times
And honey I'm sorry but she left heaven on my mind
Georgia sweet Georgia keeps pulling on my ring
I need her and I love her Lord she's a sweet and precious thing
Her sweet and easy loving Lord beats all I've ever seen
Georgia sweet sweet Georgia keeps pulling on my ring
I didn't want to fall in love with anybody else
But when I tasted heaven Lord I just couldn't help myself
I pray someday that you'll forget and forgive me for everything
But I just can't seem to love you with Georgia pulling on my ring
Georgia sweet Georgia...
Georgia sweet sweet Georgia keeps pulling on my ring