Also a member of the rockabilly band, Malcolm Yelvington & The Star
Rhythm Boys, who recorded what is widely considered to be the first
commercial version of the classic song "Drinking Wine Spoode-O-Dee" for
Sun Records (Sun #211) in 1955.
The father of screenwriter/author Jim Yoakum (Twisted Fortune, Queen of Media, Keeper of Souls).
Father of eldest son, Charles W. Yoakum II, grifter and general bonvivant.