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Welcome to the
Charley Pride Challenge
Becoming a trailblazing Country Music superstar was an improbable destiny for Charley Pride considering his humble beginnings as a sharecropper’s son on a cotton farm in Sledge, Mississippi. His unique journey to the top of the music charts includes a detour through the world of Negro league, minor league and semi-pro baseball as well as hard years of labor alongside the vulcanic fires of a smelter. But in the end, with boldness, perseverance and undeniable musical talent, he managed to parlay a series of fortuitous encounters with Nashville insiders into an amazing legacy of hit singles and tens of millions in record sales.
The Event Cities and Their Songs
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Phoenix
ArizonaIs Anybody going to San Antone, or Phoenix Arizona?
Payson
ArizonaMountain of Love
Show Low
ArizonaIt's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer
San Antonio
New MexicoBurgers and Fries
Roswell
New MexicoYou're My Jamaica
Lamesa
TexasSo Afraid of Losing You Again
San Angelo
TexasMississippi Cotton Picking Delta Town
Fredericksburg
TexasCrystal Chandeliers
San Antonio
TexasKiss an Angel Good Morning
Del Rio
TexasI'm Just Me
Sanderson
TexasYou’re So Good When You’re Bad
Fort Davis
TexasJust Between You and Me
El Paso
TexasEl Paso with Glenn Campbell
Lordsburg
New MexicoKaw-Liga
Tucson
ArizonaAll I Have to Offer You (Is Me)
Challenge Documentation
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Charley Pride Challenge Booklet-East
Charley Pride Challenge Booklet-West
02/22/22Download and print either or both Challenge Booklets. The East version gives you two events in San Antonio, and the West version gives you two events in Phoenix.
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The Charley Pride Challenge
02/22/22Read the story about how the Charley Pride Challenge got started.
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Route Maps and Event Listings
02/22/22Get an overview look at the route the 16 events take you on, and find out which events qualify. There are 12 different clubs involved, so registration is event specific. Search on the AVA web site to locate specific registration information.
