In her CMT interview, Reba McEntire shared that initially, she’d hoped to make it big with both Susie and Pake McEntire and that her mom had asked Red Steagall — who had discovered Reba — if he could promote all three siblings. Unfortunately, the early days of Reba’s career weren’t quite as glamorous as they are today, and Steagall could only take on Reba, though he hoped to give Susie and Pake a leg in from there. That ended up manifesting in the siblings working as Reba’s backup vocalists for a time — but they also branched out to do their own things.
Pake went on to release his first album in 1986 and even snagged a few spots on the charts. Unfortunately, his second album wasn’t quite as successful, and he ended up shifting his attention back to rodeo sports. It’s possible his dad had given him the same life advice he’d given Reba — that is, to prioritize what he was best at. Sure enough, as was mentioned in his interview with “The Cowboys of Osage” Podcast, over the years, he’s won several steer roping championships, so clearly that was for the best. Outside of that, Pake suffered a stroke in 2015 but has since recovered.
As for Susie, she has gone into country gospel and has even been honored by the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. Susie isn’t just in the music side of the entertainment business, though. She also co-hosts “Cowboy Church” on RFDtv.
