[4] Before his death, Allmusic noted that Pride had a "smooth, uptown southern voice,"[5] and was "more known for performances in blues clubs and festivals than his artistry in the studio.
[1] Pride grew up on Chicago's north side and attended the First Baptist Church, where the pastor was Nat King Cole's father.
[1][2] After conscription in the United States Army,[2] Pride met and married a female singer and they settled in El Paso, Texas.
King perform live, Pride concentrated his singing future around the blues and soul music genres.
[10] Allmusic noted that the collection "remains a treasure trove of previously obscure soul music that spotlights one of the many great singers almost lost to history.
Alongside Darrell Nulisch, Pride was also the headline act at the Severn Records Soul and Blues Revue, in Chicago, in 2006.