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Charlie Rich was simultaneously one of the most critically acclaimed and most erratic country singers of post-World War II era. Rich had all the elements of being one of the great country stars of the ’60s and ’70s, but his popularity never matched his critical notices. What made him a critical favorite also kept him from mass success. Throughout his career, Rich willfully bended genres, fusing country, jazz, blues, gospel, rockabilly, and soul. Though he had 45 country hits in a career that spanned nearly four decades, he became best-known for his lush, Billy Sherrill-produced countrypolitan records of the early ’70s. Instead of embracing the stardom those records brought him, Rich shunned it, retreating into semiretirement by the ’80s.
Rich began his professional musical career while he was enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in the early ’50s. While he was stationed in Oklahoma, he formed a group called the Velvetones, which played jazz and blues and featured his fiancée, Margaret Ann, on lead vocals. Rich left the military in 1956, and he began performing clubs around the Memphis area, playing both jazz and R&B; he also began writing his own material. Rich managed to land a job as a session musician for Judd Records, which was owned by Judd Phillips, the brother of Sun Records founder Sam Phillips. Around this time, saxophonist and Sun recording artist Bill Justis heard Rich play at the Sharecropper Club and asked the pianist to write arrangements for him. Sam saw Rich perform with Justis at a club gig and asked him to record some demos at Sun Studios.
Rich began his professional musical career while he was enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in the early ’50s. While he was stationed in Oklahoma, he formed a group called the Velvetones, which played jazz and blues and featured his fiancée, Margaret Ann, on lead vocals. Rich left the military in 1956, and he began performing clubs around the Memphis area, playing both jazz and R&B; he also began writing his own material. Rich managed to land a job as a session musician for Judd Records, which was owned by Judd Phillips, the brother of Sun Records founder Sam Phillips. Around this time, saxophonist and Sun recording artist Bill Justis heard Rich play at the Sharecropper Club and asked the pianist to write arrangements for him. Sam saw Rich perform with Justis at a club gig and asked him to record some demos at Sun Studios.
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Who Will The Next Fool Be
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strajnic wrote:
Feel like going home is his best song!
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cetusss wrote:
I love you !
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Tweed15 wrote:
i love "She Loved Everybody But Me" Great Song
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LEGEND
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TantoTempo wrote:
WTF is this version ? Sounds like it was recorded in a U Boat!
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GMenRVA wrote:
I agree with you 100%, Lake Records!
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lakerecords wrote:
CHARLIE RICH COULD SING THE PHONE BOOK AND PEOPLE WOULD LOVE IT--SECOND TO NO ONE--DICKY DIXON-LAKE RECORDS-TIGER-HELLO DADDY
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nolteCOD wrote:
The Silver Fox baby! Great songs from my childhood.
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Benimal wrote:
He's among the greatest things to ever happen to music, but no one knows.
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meesh5 wrote:
Reminds me of my childhood. my dad used to play this in the car. :-)
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rockinmann wrote:
he was my friend. great artist,he culd play it all. cm
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