Charley Pride will be honored by the Recording Academy with its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.

The three-time Grammy winner, who was the first African-American singer to perform at the Grand Opry in 1967 and became its first African-American member in 1993, will be joined by six other legendary artists: gospel great Shirley Caesar, jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal, pioneering country artist Jimmie Rodgers, R&B luminary Nina Simone and funk icon Sylvester “Sly Stone” Stewart.

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