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Charlie Rich

1932 - 1995

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charlie Rich is the 2,531st most popular singer (down from 2,290th in 2019), the 13,784th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,338th in 2019) and the 718th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Charlie Rich ranks 2,531 out of 4,381. Before him are Mohombi, Ivy Queen, Poli Genova, Leena Peisa, Maxi Priest, and Asmik Grigorian. After him are Madison Beer, Cyrine Abdelnour, Becky G, Vaughn Monroe, Rashid Khan, and Victoria Spivey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Charlie Rich ranks 560. Before him are Terry Medwin, Jacqueline Beer, Robert Osborne, Andy Bathgate, Grace Alele-Williams, and Charles Adkins. After him are Jack Smith, Bob Houbregs, Voitto Hellsten, Lakshman Kadirgamar, Bob Johnston, and Shashikala. Among people deceased in 1995, Charlie Rich ranks 322. Before him are Tor Ulven, Charles L. Veach, Torfi Bryngeirsson, Art Taylor, Harry Golombek, and Albert Hackett. After him are Andrea Fortunato, Odette Hallowes, Paul Kipkoech, James Merrill, Alex Groza, and Paul Eddington.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charlie Rich ranks 13,788 out of 20,380. Before him are Robin Lord Taylor (1978), Wayne Allard (1943), Eugenie Clark (1922), Jessica Diggins (1991), Fannie Ward (1872), and Alice Evans (1971). After him are Jack Smith (1932), Caleb Landry Jones (1989), Jason Williams (1975), Kate Upton (1992), Bobby Wanzer (1921), and Josh Dun (1988).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Charlie Rich ranks 718. Before him are Bobby Bare (1935), YNW Melly (1999), Melba Moore (1940), Rivers Cuomo (1970), Deniece Williams (1950), and Amanda Lepore (1967). After him are Madison Beer (1999), Becky G (1997), Vaughn Monroe (1911), Victoria Spivey (1906), Kurtis Blow (1959), and Julie Felix (1938).

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