Known for movies

Short Info

DiedJuly 25, 1995, Hammond, Louisiana, United States
SpouseMargaret Ann Greene
FactRecorded with legendary Nashville guitarist Hank Garland.


Charlie Rich was born in Colt, Arkansas on December 14, 1932. His parents were sharecroppers and he was the youngest of six children. Rich’s father died when he was four years old and his mother remarried when he was eleven. Rich dropped out of high school in 1948 and joined the United States Air Force. He was stationed in Enid, Oklahoma where he played the piano in a local bar. After his discharge from the Air Force, Rich returned to Arkansas and began playing the piano in clubs in Memphis, Tennessee.

Rich’s big break came in 1962 when he was signed by Sun Records. He released his first single, “Whirlwind”, that year. The following year, Rich had a hit with “Big Boss Man”. He also wrote and recorded “Mohair Sam” which was later a hit for Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. In 1964, Rich left Sun Records and signed with RCA Victor. He had a string of hits on the country charts including “Behind Closed Doors” and “The Most Beautiful Girl”.

Rich’s career stalled in the 1970s but he made a comeback in the 1980s with a series of successful albums for Epic Records. He also toured with Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings as part of the Outlaw Country movement. Rich died of a heart attack on July 25, 1995.

Charlie Rich was a successful country music singer and songwriter who had a string of hits in the 1960s and 1970s. He was born in Colt, Arkansas and raised in a sharecropping family. Rich dropped out of high school in 1948 and joined the United States Air Force. He was stationed in Enid, Oklahoma where he played the piano in a local bar. After his discharge from the Air Force, Rich returned to Arkansas and began playing the piano in clubs in Memphis, Tennessee.

Rich’s big break came in 1962 when he was signed by Sun Records. He released his first single, “Whirlwind”, that year. The following year, Rich had a hit with “Big Boss Man”. He also wrote and recorded “Mohair Sam” which was later a hit for Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. In 1964, Rich left Sun Records and signed with RCA Victor. He had a string of hits on the country charts including “Behind Closed Doors” and “The Most Beautiful Girl”.

Rich’s career stalled in the 1970s but he made a comeback in the 1980s with a series of successful albums for Epic Records. He also toured with Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings as part of the Outlaw Country movement. Rich died of a heart attack on July 25, 1995.

General Info

DiedJuly 25, 1995, Hammond, Louisiana, United States
ProfessionActor, Soldier, Pianist, Screenwriter, Singer-songwriter, The Most Beautiful Girl, Rollin' With the Flow, Behind Closed Doors

Family

SpouseMargaret Ann Greene
ChildrenDelphine Rich, Natalie Rich, The Most Beautiful Girl, Rollin' With the Flow, Behind Closed Doors
ParentsHelen Rich

Accomplishments

NominationsCésar Award for Best Supporting Actor, Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Molière Award for Best Actor, Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Juno Award for International Album of the Year, Juno Award for International Single of the Year, Academy of Country Music Award for Entertainer of the Year,...
MoviesAsterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, Les Tontons flingueurs, All Together, Revenge of the Musketeers, The Bride Wore Black, I Love You, I Love You, The Supper, Drummer-Crab, Looking for Hortense, Season's Beatings, Crime Is Our Business, Stavisky..., Lautrec, The Police War, Oscar, The Red and the B...
TV ShowsRadetzky March, Music Country USA, Le grand secret

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Facts

#Fact
1Recorded with legendary Nashville guitarist Hank Garland.
2Announced the 1975 CMA Entertainer of the Year winner, who ended up being John Denver; in protest, Rich burned the envelope. The incident was broadcast live before a national audience.
3Named the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year in 1974.
4A number of his 1974-1975 hits, including several mentioned above, were re-releases of Rich's mid-1960s recordings at RCA and Mercury records.
5Other major hits included "There Won't Be Anymore," "I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore," "I Love My Friend" and "She Called Me Baby" (all 1974 and all No. 1 country hits); "My Elusive Dreams" and "Every Time You Touch Me I Get High" (1975); "Rollin' With the Flow" (1977); and "On My Knees" (1978, a No. 1 duet with Janie Fricke).
6Had back-to-back million-selling singles in 1973, "Behind Closed Doors" and "The Most Beautiful Girl"; both were multi-week No. 1 hits on Billboard magazine's country singles chart (the latter also a multi-week No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit).
7Country singer, songwriter and pianist, who frequently combined elements of rock, rockabilly and pop into his music.

Movies

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Fallout 42015Video Game writer: "Right Behind You Baby"
Wild2014/Iperformer: "Who Will the Next Fool Be" / writer: "Who Will the Next Fool Be"
The Watsons Go to Birmingham2013TV Movie writer: "RIGHT BEHIND YOU BABY"
Unfinished Song2012performer: "The Most Beautiful Girl", "Mohair Sam"
The Three Stooges2012performer: "Feel Like Going Home" / writer: "Feel Like Going Home"
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy2011performer: "The Proudest, Loneliest Fool"
Country's Greatest Stars Live: Vol. 12010Video performer: "Behind Closed Doors"
William Eggleston in the Real World2005Documentary performer: "I Can't Take My Eyes off You", "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"
Radio2003performer: "Behind Closed Doors" 1972
The Trip2002performer: "Behind Closed Doors"
American MastersTV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2001 writer - 1 episode, 2001
VH1 Storytellers2001TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Things Behind the Sun2001performer: "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"
Panic2000performer: "Behind Closed Doors"
That '70s Show1999TV Series performer - 1 episode
Keys to Tulsa1997writer: "Feel Like Going Home"
Moonshine Highway1996TV Movie performer: "Who Will The Next Fool Be", "Lonely Weekends", "Whirlwind" / writer: "Who Will The Next Fool Be", "I'll Make It All Up To You", "Lonely Weekends", "Break Up"
Sgt. Bilko1996performer: "Behind Closed Doors"
The Beatles Anthology1995TV Mini-Series documentary performer: "Mohair Sam"
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar1995performer: "Behind Closed Doors"
Naked in New York1993performer: "Feel Like Going Home"
The Firm1993performer: "Don't Put No Headstone On My Grave" / writer: "Don't Put No Headstone On My Grave"
Consenting Adults1992lyrics: "No Headstone On My Grave" / music: "No Headstone On My Grave"
Memphis1992TV Movie performer: "LONELY WEEKENDS" / writer: "LONELY WEEKENDS"
BlackJack1990lyrics: "I'll Make It All Up to You" / music: "I'll Make It All Up to You" / writer: "I'll Make It All Up to You"
The Delinquents1989writer: "Break Up"
Take This Job and Shove It1981performer: "You Made It Beautiful"
Country Superstars of the 70s1979TV Movie performer: "Country Is"
Every Which Way But Loose1978performer: "Behind Closed Doors", "I'll Wake You Up When I Get Home"
For the Love of Benji1977performer: "Sunshine Smiles", "I Feel Love"
Benji1974performer: "Benji's Theme I Feel Love"
8th Annual Country Music Association Awards1974TV Special performer: "Medley"
Cahill U.S. Marshal1973performer: "A Man Gets To Thinkin'"
Where the Action Is1966TV Series writer - 1 episode
Shindig!TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1965 writer - 1 episode, 1965
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet1964TV Series writer - 1 episode
A Kind of Loving1962writer: "Down by the Riverside" - uncredited

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Take This Job and Shove It1981Hooker

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Dolly Parton: Treasures1996TV Movie documentaryHimself
Weeds1987Himself
Academy of Country Music's 20th Anniversary Reunion1986TV SpecialHimself
Elvis: Memories1985Video documentary
Solid Gold1983TV SeriesHimself
Standing Room Only1982TV SeriesHimself
Nashville Remembers Elvis on His Birthday1980TV Movie documentaryHimself
Country Superstars of the 70s1979TV MovieHimself
The 6th Annual American Music Awards1979TV SpecialHimself
Every Which Way But Loose1978Himself (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show1978TV SeriesHimself - Country Vocalist
The Phenomenon of Benji1978TV Movie documentaryHimself
The Merv Griffin Show1976TV SeriesHimself
Dinah!1975-1976TV SeriesHimself
The Midnight Special1975TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Guest
9th Annual Country Music Association Awards1975TV SpecialHimself - Presenter
The Hoyt Axton Country Western Boogie Woogie Gospel Rock and Roll Show1975TV MovieHimself / Singer
Como Country: Perry and His Nashville Friends1975TV SpecialHimself
Charlie Rich: The Silver Fox in Concert1975Himself
8th Annual Country Music Association Awards1974TV SpecialHimself - Performer
Disco1974TV SeriesHimself
Music Country U.S.A.1974TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Host
10th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards1974TV SpecialHimself
American Music Awards1974TV SpecialHimself
The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters1974TV SeriesHimself
Burt Reynolds' Late Show1973TV MovieHimself
Hee Haw1973TV SeriesHimself - Guest / Himself - Featured Singer
Dean Martin Presents Music Country1973TV SeriesHimself
Where the Action Is1965TV SeriesHimself
Shindig!1965TV SeriesHimself - Singer
Shivaree1965TV SeriesHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
My Music: 60s & 70s Slow Songs2015TV MovieHimself
Hart and Soul: The Hart Family Anthology2010VideoHimself
CMT: The Greatest - 40 Greatest Albums2006TV Movie documentaryHimself
CMT: Class of 19752005TV Movie documentaryHimself
Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock'n'Roll2000TV Movie documentaryHimself
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television1975TV SpecialHimself

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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