Reba McEntire has long talked about her close bond with her late stepson Brandon Blackstock. The "Fancy" singer was married to Brandon's father, Narvel Blackstock, prior to their divorce in 2015.

Reba McEntire was married to Narvel Blackstock from 1989 to 2015, and the marriage produced one biological son, Shelby, who was born in 1990. But McEntire also gained three stepchildren from the union,

Reba McEntire opened up about her former stepson, Brandon Blackstock, before he died in early August. McEntire was married to Blackstock's father, Narvel Blackstock, for 26 years before they split in 2015. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight in 2021, she said she still considered Blackstock "my blood" (quote via People ).