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Charlie Rich (December 14, 1932 - July 25, 1995) was an United States|American Country Music Singer/Musician. A Grammy Award winner, his eclectic-style of music was often hard to classify in a single genre, playing in the rockabilly, jazz, blues, country music|country, and gospel music|gospel genres.

In the latter part of his life, Rich acquired the nickname ''The Silver Fox''. He is perhaps best remembered for a pair of 1973 hits, "Behind Closed Doors" and "The Most Beautiful Girl". "The Most Beautiful Girl" topped the U.S. country singles charts, as well as the pop singles charts. .

Early life
Though he resided in Benton, Arkansas most of his life, Rich was born in Colt, Arkansas to rural cotton farmers, beginning a professional musical career while in the U.S. Air Force in the early 1950s. His first musical group, called the Velvetones, played jazz and blues and featured his fiancÃ©e, Margaret Ann, on lead vocals. Rich left the military in 1955 and tried to farm five acres in Tennessee. He also began performing in clubs around the Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis area, playing both jazz and R&B. It was during these hard times that he began Songwriter|writing his own material.

Early Recording Career In the Late 50s & 60s
Rich was a session musician for Judd Records, which was owned by Jud Phillips, the brother of Sun Records fo... read all