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Charlie Rich

Charlie Rich

Born: 1932-12-14

Charles Allan Rich (December 14, 1932 – July 25, 1995) was an American country singer. His eclectic style of music also blended influences from rockabilly, jazz, blues, soul, and gospel.

In the later 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," which topped the U.S. country singles charts as well as the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles charts and earned him two Grammy Awards. Rich was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2015. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Rich at number 120 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.

Filmography
Country at the BBC poster
Country at the BBC
2011 • Self
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1974 poster
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1974
2007 • Self (archive footage)
Charlie Rich and Friends: Legends In Concert poster
Charlie Rich and Friends: Legends In Concert
2004 • Self
Jerry Lee Lewis 25th anniversary concert poster
Jerry Lee Lewis 25th anniversary concert
1982 • Self
Take This Job and Shove It poster
Take This Job and Shove It
1981 • William Hooker
Every Which Way but Loose poster
Every Which Way but Loose
1978 • Self (uncredited)