Charlie Bright’s Final Performance at the 2020 CMA Awards: Watch

On November 11th, Charlie Bright To take the stage at the 2020 Folk Music Association Awards Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award, The organization’s tribute to “an iconic artist with the highest recognition in folk music”.

Pride, of course, was the natural choice for the award. He received the CMA’s Entertainer of the Year award in 1971, and after Elvis Presley he joined the RCA.

Seemed proud at the CMA Awards Jimmy Allen – Another star working to break the boundaries of folk music, just as Pride did 50 years ago. They performed “Kiss a Angel Good Morning”, the 1971 proud number one hit. In the audience, Eric Church watched with a smile as Ashley McBride danced.

On stage, Pride humbly admitted that he was “as nervous as he could be.” During a behind-the-scenes press conference, he recalled producer Cowboy Jack Clement telling him: “He said, ‘Charlie, we’re just recording these songs, 50 years from now, you can direct them, and they will love them. ‘I looked at him and said, ‘50 years? ‘Anyway. ”

This is Bright’s last performance. On Saturday, Pride was announced Died From complications caused by Govit-19. So far, he has paid tribute to artists including Dolly Barton, who tweeted: “I’m so heartbroken, one of my dearest and oldest friends, Charlie Pride, has passed away. It’s even worse to know that he passed away from COVID-19. We will always love you. ”