http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38206&rws=%2Fcharlie-rich%2Ftop-tracks.rssCharlie Rich (aka the Silver Fox) sang the saddest songs with a voice of velvet honey. If George Jones was dubbed King of the Broken Hearts, Rich should have been named the Emperor. The man was a country music Jedi. His regal songwriting talents were honored by critics everywhere, but he modestly eschewed the concepts of stardom and fame. Prior to his own hits, Rich was a much wanted session musician playing and singing for the likes of Johnny Cash, Warren Smith, Carl Mann, Ray Smith, Billy Lee Riley, and many others. He also penned "Break Up" for the Killer, Jerry Lee Lewis, as well as "The Ways of a Woman in Love" for Johnny Cash, and "I'm Comin' Home" for Carl Mann, (which was later recorded by none other than the King himself, Elvis Presley). Rich had a way of creating a silk spun country sound by blending the smoother elements of country, jazz, blues, Gospel, Rockabilly, and soul into his own personalized flowing musical textures. Listening to his near weeping voice on songs such as "I Take it on Home," "Don't Put No Headstone on My Grave," or the more commercially successful "The Most Beautiful Girl" gives hope that real music will one day grace the airwaves again. Rich died from a blood clot in his lung while he and his wife were travelling to Florida in the summer of 1995, three years after releasing the critically acclaimed <i>Pictures and Paintings</i>. - Eric SheaNashville Sounden720Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:45:51 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38206&rws=%2Fcharlie-rich%2Ftop-tracks.rss Charlie Rich (aka the Silver Fox) sang the saddest songs with a voice of velvet honey. If George Jones was dubbed King of the Broken Hearts, Rich should have been named the Emperor. The man was a country music Jedi. His regal songwriting talents were honored by critics everywhere, but he modestly eschewed the concepts of stardom and fame. Prior to his own hits, Rich was a much wanted session musician playing and singing for the likes of Johnny Cash, Warren Smith, Carl Mann, Ray Smith, Billy Lee Riley, and many others. He also penned "Break Up" for the Killer, Jerry Lee Lewis, as well as "The Ways of a Woman in Love" for Johnny Cash, and "I'm Comin' Home" for Carl Mann, (which was later recorded by none other than the King himself, Elvis Presley). Rich had a way of creating a silk spun country sound by blending the smoother elements of country, jazz, blues, Gospel, Rockabilly, and soul into his own personalized flowing musical textures. Listening to his near weeping voice on songs such as "I Take it on Home," "Don't Put No Headstone on My Grave," or the more commercially successful "The Most Beautiful Girl" gives hope that real music will one day grace the airwaves again. Rich died from a blood clot in his lung while he and his wife were travelling to Florida in the summer of 1995, three years after releasing the critically acclaimed <i>Pictures and Paintings</i>. - Eric Shea http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1299446&rws=%2Fcharlie-rich%2Ftop-tracks.rss Nashville Sound Tue, 2 Feb 1999 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Charlie Rich on Rhapsody Online 1299446 tra.1299446 Charlie Rich art.38206 0.99 16 Biggest Hits alb.122446 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/0/7/7/1337709_170x170.jpg 1999-02-02 00:00:00.0 1999-02-02 00:00:00.0 true The Most Beautiful Girl In The World tra.1299446 162000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1299446&rws=%2Fcharlie-rich%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1299446&variant=data&rws=%2Fcharlie-rich%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1299440&rws=%2Fcharlie-rich%2Ftop-tracks.rss Nashville Sound Mon, 27 Jan 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Charlie Rich on Rhapsody Online 1299440 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http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1299461&rws=%2Fcharlie-rich%2Ftop-tracks.rss Country Soul Mon, 1 Jan 1973 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Charlie Rich on Rhapsody Online 1299461 tra.1299461 Charlie Rich art.38206 0.99 Behind Closed Doors alb.172440 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/8/1/5/1265186_170x170.jpg 2001-02-06 00:00:00.0 1973-01-01 00:00:00.0 true 'Til I Can't Take It Anymore tra.1299461 150000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1299461&rws=%2Fcharlie-rich%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1299461&variant=data&rws=%2Fcharlie-rich%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1299298&rws=%2Fcharlie-rich%2Ftop-tracks.rss Nashville Sound Mon, 27 Jan 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Charlie Rich on Rhapsody Online 1299298 tra.1299298 Charlie Rich art.38206 0.99 Feel Like Going Home: The Essential Charlie Rich alb.147123 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/2/4/4/1304422_170x170.jpg 1997-01-28 00:00:00.0 1997-01-27 00:00:00.0 true Lonely 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