by Rocky » Mon Mar 14, 2011 12:31 am
I'm surprised to find there was no threads on Charlie Rich...he was a Superstar. His "Behind Closed Doors" album stayed on Billboards pop chart for two years and sold over four million records becoming the biggest selling album in country music history winning him a gold album, platinum album, double platinum album, and the only diamond-studded album in country music history. Most of his hits went to the top of the charts in both pop and country music, and "Most Beautiful Girl" went #1 pop, country, and easy listening...all three charts. He outsold Elvis Presley in 1974-1977 at the International-Hilton in Vegas. His songs have been recorded by all the big names in the music business, in pop, country, and blues field. On March 1, 2011, I've just brought out my biography on Rich, who I've seen in concert several times and have been to his house in Germantown, TN. I've got everything he recorded and some songs that have never seen commercial release.The book CHARLIE RICH: SILVER LININGS. RSP-009. TELLS EVERY KNOWN CLUB OR AUDITORIUM HE EVER PLAYED, EVERY RECORDING SESSION, SINGLES, ALBUMS, CHART POSITIONS, MOVIES, TV shows, cars, family, booze problems, band members, in short-everything. If you like Charlie Rich...it's for you. Paul MacPhail.