Charley Pride’s Children
As he rose progressively to fame, Charley and Rozene had three children.
Angela Rozene Pride
Angela Pride is a successful businesswoman being the founder and president of Coach with Pride. She is also a speaker and author at Author Angela R Pride. She is a happily married woman and has four kids.
But despite being the daughter of such a big and famous celebrity, Angela has long kept her personal life private.
Carlton Kraig Pride
Carlton performs music with his own reggae band, Zion Reggae Music, which he founded in 1995 while living near San Marcos, Texas. The band works on a mix of reggae, funk, and soul music, and they’re doing it excellently. In fact, the band has been featured at the Bob Marley Festival just within six months after it was formed.
Charles Dion Pride
Charley’s musical legacy is also carried on by his youngest son, Dion Pride, who followed in his father’s footsteps as a country music singer. Throughout the years, Dion had performed alongside his famous father. He has also covered several hits by Charley, at the same time cutting original tunes like “We All Gotta Live Here” and “One More Night.”
Though Dion admits that country is his favorite, he said he also enjoys doing various styles of music. “I try to incorporate everything, because to me when it is good quality music, there is a place for all of it,” he said.
Tyler Pride
The secret son of Charley Pride… dna match positive 28 years ago. Tyler Pride suing the estate.. Tyler is 41 .. Tyler Texas police officer. pic.twitter.com/qpdqQQ3UDu
— Jimmy Carter (@askjimmycarter) June 10, 2021
Calling himself the “secret son” of Charley, Tyler Pride is the son of the country singer and Joyce Ann Tines, whom the singer met as a senior flight attendant for Dallas-based Braniff Airways in the late 1970s. Charley and Joyce Tines allegedly have a relationship that lasted some ten years.
But in 1992, a Texas court used the results of a DNA test in ruling that Charley was actually the biological father of Tyler Tines. The court then ordered that Tyler’s last name be changed to Pride.
For years, the younger Pride worked as a police officer patrol but now manned a desk at the police station. He also serves as president of the Tyler Patrolman’s Police Association. Recently, he made a buzz when he contested the late country star’s will in Dallas County (Texas) Probate Court. Charley’s will only listed his three children with Rozanne.
Last December 28, 2020, just a couple of weeks after Charley Pride’s death, would have been his 64th wedding anniversary with Rozanne. It was, without a doubt, a tough holiday season for the country singer’s family. Still, Charley left behind myriads of musical memories. His life alongside his wife is like a real-life happy ending to a classic country music song.