Rumor has it that Charley Pride's mother worked for the Williams family. It's also rumored that Hang Williams Sr. had an affair with Charley Prides mother. If this was true that would make Charley Pride and Hank Williams Jr. half brothers.
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Honey, let me set the record straight for you. No, Charlie Pride's mother did not work for Hank Williams. In fact, Charlie Pride's mother worked at a cotton gin and his father was a sharecropper. So, there you have it, no connection to Hank Williams in that department.
Yes, Charlie Pride's mother, Tessie B. Stewart, did work for Hank Williams as a housekeeper. This connection played a significant role in Pride's early exposure to the music industry and helped him establish relationships within the Country Music community. Pride has credited his mother's job with Williams as a key influence on his own musical aspirations and career.
They are not brothers. Charlie Pride has a younger that sings named Stephen Pride. Stephen Pride (the youngest brother of Charley Pride) is quite the singer in his own right. Stephen Pride shares the same blessing and curse as his famous brother's son, Dion. Both sound enough like Charley to intensify the comparisons that come with having a famous brother.
NO... This is just rumor that Charley Prides father was Hank Williams Sr. Charley's father intended to name him Charl Frank Pride, but due to a clerical error on his birth certificate, his legal name was Charley Frank Pride. There were eight boys and three girls in the family.
They are not brothers. However, This has been a rumor for a long time. According to several other websites Charley Pride's mom used to work for the Williams family.
NO... This is just rumor that Charley Prides father was Hank Williams Sr. Charley's father intended to name him Charl Frank Pride, but due to a clerical error on his birth certificate, his legal name was Charley Frank Pride. There were eight boys and three girls in the family.
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