Charley Pride and the late Faron Young will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame this fall. The two inductees were announced by country music vet Brenda Lee at a
ceremony in Nashville last Friday. Pride, who will become the first black inductee into the Hall, reportedly burst into tears upon hearing of his election.

"I just walked through the Hall of Fame a minute ago, and I was reading the plaques of people like Vernon Dalhart and Marty Robbins," Pride said upon hearing of his election. "I'm so happy. I don't know what to say."

Pride is best known for his crossover hit single "Kiss An Angel Good Morning," which hit No. 1 on the country singles chart and No. 21 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1972. In 1993, he became the first black member of the Grand Ole Opry since harmonica player DeFord Bailey, a member of the cast until 1941.

Young, whose most memorable song is his rendition of the Willie Nelson-penned classic "Hello Walls" -- a No. 1 country and No. 12 Hot 100 hit in 1961, committed suicide on Dec. 10, 1996. He was also the co-founder of the Music City News magazine.

"I know my dad would be so happy that he and Charley Pride are being inducted together," said the artist's son Robyn Young in a statement. "They were great friends."

The official induction will take place on October 4 as part of the 34th Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, which will be broadcast on CBS television.