- Charles Yoakum is known for Hell on Wheels (1967).
- 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.
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