Oermann, Country Music Hall of Fame's Peter Cooper, and Charley Pride. After the film, a Q&A was hosted by the film's director Barbara Hall, and journalist Robert K. Members of the media and other family and friends of Pride also attended. The premiere featured an appearance by Charley Pride himself, along with special guest artists featured in the film, including the film's narrator Tanya Tucker, Jimmie Allen, Janie Fricke, and Sylvia Hutton. "We are honored to share the inspiring, and largely untold, story of this barrier-breaking performer with viewers nationwide." On January 30, 2019, the film made its world premiere at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. "At a time when African-American singers were more notable for R&B hits, Charley Pride followed his passion for country music, overcoming obstacles through determination and raw talent to make a lasting impact on the genre and create a legacy that continues today," said Michael Kantor, executive producer of American Masters. The film also features many songs from his repertoire of classic country hits, along with more modern cuts like "Standing In My Way," from his latest album Music In My Heart, released in 2017. It also includes several on-camera conversations between Pride and special guests, including Rozene Pride (his wife of 63 years), Willie Nelson, and other fellow musicians. The film includes original interviews with country music royalty, including Garth Brooks, Dolly Parton, Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker, and Marty Stuart. But with boldness, perseverance, and undeniable musical talent, he managed to parlay a series of fortuitous encounters with music industry insiders into a legacy of hit singles, a Recording Academy "Lifetime Achievement Award" and a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame. The singer arrived in Nashville in 1963 while the city roiled with sit-ins and racial violence. In the 1940s, radio transcended racial barriers, making it possible for Pride to grow up listening to and emulating Grand Ole Opry stars like Ernest Tubb and Roy Acuff. The new documentary reveals how Pride's love for music led him from the Delta to a larger, grander world. American Masters - Charley Pride: I'm Just Me traces the improbable journey of Charley Pride, from his humble beginnings as a sharecropper's son on a cotton farm in segregated Sledge, Mississippi to his career as a Negro League baseball player and his meteoric rise as a trailblazing country music superstar. The documentary is also now available on DVD at. Charley Pride: I'm Just Me is also set to air on Canada's CBC on New Years Day, Friday, January 1, 2021, at 11 am ET / 10 am CT. American Masters - Charley Pride: I'm Just Meis streaming free again for a limited time on pbs.org/americanmasters and on the PBS Video app which will run through December 26 before going back to members-only PBS Passport.
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