By Blake Holland
September 29th, 2022
Tyler Pride, considered the ‘secret son’ of country music hall of famer, has reached a settlement in a dispute over his late father’s will.
Tyler Pride’s dad was Charley Pride, the first black superstar of country music. After Pride died in 2020, his biological son, who works as a police officer, said he contested his late father’s will in an effort to protect the place he and his family call home.
Tyler’s life story began with an affair between his mother, a flight attendant, and country singer Charley Pride. DNA testing would prove that they were in fact father and son.
Even after Tyler turned 18 and his father’s financial support obligations ended, Charley supported Tyler and his family by gifting them a home. But when the Country Music Hall of Fame inductee died from COVID-19 in 2020, Tyler said his dad’s widow and legal team tried to take the house away.
Tyler says an agreement has been reached allowing his family to keep their home and move on.
This never was really about trying to tarnish anybody’s name or reputation or anything. It was simply me trying to protect the gift that he had given me and to take care of my family, my kids, and my wife. And literally fight to keep our home.
Tyler Pride, Police Officer, Texas
We’ve come to a resolution that we both have agreed to and so it’s done. And we can basically just live our lives, move on, and I guess not have to deal with each other anymore. Unfortunately, that’s the way it ended up working out.
