Sunday, September 05, 2004
Roll on, Charley Pride
From Canoe / Edmonton Sun
CHARLEY PRIDE
Rexall Place, Edmonton
Saturday, August 28, 2004
To say the least, it was an absolute treat to see such an unstoppable legend last night at Rexall Place.
Charley Pride is the epitome of a timeless star. Timeless because he and his audience seemed to have been transported directly from Pride's heyday in the late 1960s and early '70s. Dressed in navy slacks and a multiple-blue sweater, his slightly subdued six-piece band, complete with a pedal steel and a fiddle player, is what would have clued an innocent bystander into the fact he's an old school country act.
There's a reason Pride has endured all these years and the reason became crystal clear while watching the crowd melt in the palm of his hand.
After rising above the flock as the black sheep of a genre, the world of country is still as white as can be as it was at last night's concert. They came all the way into town and wanted their just reward yelling out "louder" while Pride was praising his opening act Kylie Harris, finally cutting his speech and launching into another song.
Charley Pride was everything you'd ever imagine and the memories he's left his fans will remain timeless in their hearts.
Read the article
Canoe / Edmonton Sun
CHARLEY PRIDE
Rexall Place, Edmonton
Saturday, August 28, 2004
To say the least, it was an absolute treat to see such an unstoppable legend last night at Rexall Place.
Charley Pride is the epitome of a timeless star. Timeless because he and his audience seemed to have been transported directly from Pride's heyday in the late 1960s and early '70s. Dressed in navy slacks and a multiple-blue sweater, his slightly subdued six-piece band, complete with a pedal steel and a fiddle player, is what would have clued an innocent bystander into the fact he's an old school country act.
There's a reason Pride has endured all these years and the reason became crystal clear while watching the crowd melt in the palm of his hand.
After rising above the flock as the black sheep of a genre, the world of country is still as white as can be as it was at last night's concert. They came all the way into town and wanted their just reward yelling out "louder" while Pride was praising his opening act Kylie Harris, finally cutting his speech and launching into another song.
Charley Pride was everything you'd ever imagine and the memories he's left his fans will remain timeless in their hearts.
Read the article
Canoe / Edmonton Sun
# posted by Dave Sichak @ 11:00 PM 
