Charlie Rich

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 US 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