Pake McEntire
{{short description|American country singer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Pake McEntire
| image =
| caption =
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| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Del Stanley McEntire
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|06|23}}
| origin = Chockie, Oklahoma, U.S.
| instrument = Vocals, fiddle
| genre = Country
| occupation = Singer, musician
| years_active = 1986–present
| label = RCA Nashville
}}
Del Stanley "Pake" McEntire ({{IPAc-en|'|m|æ|k|ɪ|n|t|aɪər}}; born June 23, 1953){{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/pake-mcentire-mn0002139645/biography|title=Pake McEntire | Biography & History|website=AllMusic|access-date=August 8, 2021}} is an American country music artist. He is elder brother to Reba McEntire and Susie Luchsinger.
He was born in Chockie, Oklahoma, United States,{{cite book|title=The Guinness Who's Who of Country Music|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Guinness Publishing|date=1993|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-726-6|page=250}} and signed to RCA Nashville in 1986, Pake made his debut on the national country music scene with the release of his first single, "Every Night", which peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It was followed by his biggest chart hit, "Savin' My Love for You" at No. 3. "Bad Love" and "Heart vs. Heart", also from his first album, were both minor hits as well.
McEntire's second album for RCA, titled My Whole World, was released in 1988. It produced two more minor chart entries before he was dropped from RCA's roster. Since then, he has issued three more albums on independent labels.
Discography
=Albums=
class="wikitable"
!Year !Album |
1980
|The Rodeo Man | |
1986
|Too Old to Grow Up Now |align="center"|52 |
1988
|My Whole World | |
2003
|And They Danced | |
2005
|Your Favorites & Mine | |
2007
|Singin' Fiddlin' Cowboy | |
2008
|The Other Side Of Me | |
=Singles=
class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2"|Year !rowspan="2"|Single !colspan="2"|Chart Positions !rowspan="2"|Album |
width="50"|US Country
!width="50"|CAN Country |
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rowspan=3|1986
|"Every Night" |align="center"|20 |align="center"|47 |rowspan=5|Too Old to Grow Up Now |
"Savin' My Love for You"
|align="center"|3 |align="center"|4 |
"Bad Love"
|align="center"|12 |align="center"|15 |
rowspan=3|1987
|"Heart vs. Heart" |align="center"|25 |align="center"|27 |
"Too Old to Grow Up Now"
|align="center"|46 |align="center"|51 |
"Good God, I Had It Good"
|align="center"|29 |align="center"|45 |rowspan=2|My Whole World |
1988
|"Life in the City" |align="center"|62 |align="center"|— |
References
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Category:American country singer-songwriters
Category:People from Atoka County, Oklahoma
Category:Singer-songwriters from Oklahoma
Category:RCA Records Nashville artists
Category:American country fiddlers
Category:Country musicians from Oklahoma
Category:20th-century American fiddlers
Category:21st-century American fiddlers
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