Stephen Pride,
youngest brother of Country Legend CHARLEY PRIDE, was
born in Marks, Mississippi.
Like most of his family, Stephen was musically inclined
and grew up singing in the choir at church and school.
During his college years Stephen started playing with a
band on weekends. He soon would be performing at
state fairs in the Mississippi & Louisiana area thus
starting his career in the Country Music field.
His performances would soon take him to numerous states
and he soon became known as a dedicated
performer with a loyal following.
Stephen moved to Dallas in 1980. In 1982 he married the
love of his life, Pam, and started his family.
Being a dedicated family man, he soon found himself
working for steady employment while still pursuing
his music career. Texas soon became his home and he began
performing in the area part-time while dedicating
himself to his family.
He would soon be performing at well-known venues in Texas
like the Crystal Chandlier (Dallas),
Tommy Allsup's Saloon (Dallas), Billy Bob's (Ft. Worth),
Gilley's (Houston), The Longhorn Ballroom (Dallas)
as an opening act for Roger Miller, Desert Rose Band,
Louise Mandrell, Charlie Daniels and Willie Nelson,
and as a featured artist at the Johnny High's Country
Music Revue (Arlington Music Hall), Wylie Opry,
Mesquite Opry, Grapevine Opry, just to name a few. Other
appearance performances include The Jimmy Rogers Festival
( Meridian, Mississippi), Roy Orbison Festival( Wink,
Texas), Charley Pride Theater(Branson, Missouri).
In 1994, Stephen had an unexpected performance at the
Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas.
During the middle of Charley's performance, Stephen was
asked by his brother to come on stage and perform.
Stephen had only come to enjoy the show. However, after
his performance of Travis Tritt's "Help Me Hold
On",
he was given a standing ovation from the crowd and had an
excellent write up in the paper the following day.
The combination of Stephen's vocal range and the haunting
"Pride" timbre makes for a soulful treat that's
hard to beat.
In the course of his career, Stephen has made a lot of
friends in the music business, who have encouraged and
given
support to him in his musical journey. Stephen gives
thanks to God eveyday for all of this.
With this being Stephen's first album release, the fans
worldwide will now have the opportunity to see and hear
what others have seen and heard in the past that there
may just be another Country Music Star on the horizon.
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