60 days until our ArtWalk extravaganza Sep 25, 2008
Their music celebrates the legacies of Buck Owens, George Jones, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, Charlie Rich and the Beatles, while still being on the edge of today s country music. One band member describes his view of country music as finding out what love really is, versus what you thought it was when you were a kid. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Depot Days lineup announced Sep 5, 2008
Continuing it s tradition of featuring Sun Records recording artists the festival will also present saxophone great Ace Cannon and will pay tribute to the late Charlie Rich with a final set teaming Burgess and his Pacers with Charlie Rich Jr. ... Charlie Rich was also a well known Sun artist before going on to international fame as a country superstar ... 8:30--9:30 Charlie Rich Jr. with Sonny Burgess and the Pacers (Hit after Hit). (Newport Daily Independent, AR)
Audience braves threat of storm for Country Gold Aug 30, 2008
Rex Allen Jr., Charlie Rich Jr., Gene Watson, and Leroy Van Dyke. The concept behind the four performances was simple. (Mt. Pleasant News, IA)
Country Chart-Topper Coming to Fair Aug 2, 2008
He's had more Top 5's than Shania Twain, Faith Hill or The Judds, and more Top 10s than Ricky Skaggs, Charlie Rich, John Michael Montgomery or Dwight Yoakam. Lawrence hit the national spotlight in 1991 at age 23, the product of a rough-and-tumble childhood in Foreman, Ark. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
This List for Sunday, June 29, 2008 Jun 29, 2008
She does a fair Emmylou Harris imitation on Loved By You, but the closest she comes to country is the Charlie Rich feel of Anyone But You. And you can thank the song s co-writer Wynn Varble for that. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Sisters make festival history Jun 28, 2008
The 2008 Flower Festival Queen, Christina Charlie Rich talks to Tayla Valencia, 6, at the carnival Thursday at Ryon Park ... Newly crowned Flower Festival Queen Christina Charlie Rich and her sister Miranda, last year's queen, are the first two sisters to be crowned in consecutive years and only the second set of sisters to be queen. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Flower crown stays in the family Jun 23, 2008
The Lompoc Valley Flower Festival crown remained in the family with the pick of Christina Charlie Rich as 2008 queen. Rich is the sister of 2007 queen Miranda Rich. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Lompoc crowns another Rich Flower Queen Jun 23, 2008
Christina Charlie Rich waves to the audience after being crowned the 2008 Flower Festival Queen during the Queen's Coronation Ball Saturday in Lompoc ... Advertisement The Lompoc Valley Flower Festival crown remained in the family with the pick of Christina Charlie Rich as 2008 queen. (Santa Maria Times)
Audience warming up to Rodney Atkins Jun 21, 2008
The adopted son of a music-loving family, he was raised on a steady diet of gospel, country (Charlie Rich, Kenny Rogers, Alabama), southern rock (Lynyrd Skynyrd) and southern soul (Ray Charles). His dad liked to say, There s two kinds of music good and bad. (Scranton Times, PA)
Top Entertainment Stories Fair Concert Tickets on Sale Saturday Jun 11, 2008
Other artists include Helen Cornelius, Rex Allen, Jr., Jim Ed Brown, Bobby Bare, Moe Brandy, T.G. Sheppard, and Charlie Rich, Jr.. Mrs. Van Dyke said that these seasoned performers offer a memorable and exciting show that has toured world-wide. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Line-up announced for Macon County Disaster Relief Concert Mar 26, 2008
More than thirty artists have committed to donate their time and talents to this worthwhile cause, including: Mila Mason, Becky Hobbs, Stu Phillips, Jeanne Pruett, Jesse McReynolds, Johnny Counterfit, Jimmy Fortune, Ernie Ashworth, Charlie Rich, Jr, Razzy Bailey, Jim Ed Brown, Helen Cornelius, David Frizzell, John Conlee, Ferlin Husky, Leona Williams, Ron Williams, Freddy Weller, Dallas Frazier, Charlie McCoy, Steve Hall un Red, Pam Tillis, Aaron Tippin, Anastasia Brown, Bill Anderson, Jan... (Lafayette Macon County Times, TN)
Tickets on sale soon for Clay Walker concert at Fair Mar 20, 2008
Holy cites country greats Charlie Rich, Mickey Gilley and John Conlee as his influences and adds that Elvis, Sam Cooke, and a variety of doo-wop bands play a major role in his vocal style and on-stage persona. In 1997, Holy signed with Curb Records. (Mount Shasta News, CA)
Clay Walker will headline Siskiyou Golden Fair Mar 15, 2008
Holy sites country artists Charlie Rich, Mickey Gilley and John Conlee as his influences, but is quick to add that Elvis, Sam Cooke, and a variety of Doo-Wop bands play a major role in his vocal style and on-stage persona. Tickets will go on sale for the Siskiyou Golden Fair grandstand events on Thursday, May 29 at 5:30 p.m.. (Yreka Siskiyou Daily News, CA)
168 days away: Old Threshers sets '08 concerts Mar 15, 2008
Thursday, Aug. 28: Solid Gold is back with host Leroy Van Dyke, along with Rex Allen, Jr., Gene Watson and Charlie Rich, Jr. * Friday, Aug. 29: Jason Michael Carroll ... He's mostly known for "Fourteen Carat Mind," his only chart-topper, and top-10 hits "Speak Softly (You're Talking to My Heart)" and "You're Out Doing What I'm Here Doing Without." - Charlie Rich, Jr., who is a writer and composer and son of musical parents. (Mt. Pleasant News, IA)
Finding that happy medium (3/06) Mar 7, 2008
And he has a fine resume, too, having played with the Ojay's, Percy Sledge, Tramp ( Disco Inferno ), Freddy Hart, Charlie Rich and some local groups such as David iants and Angel. One day he reached a point of burn-out. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Missouri State Fair says 'Go 4-It' Feb 12, 2008
He will perform on the Pepsi Grandstand this year on Wednesday, August 13, in the Country Gold Tour also featuring country legends Moe Bandy, Rex Allen, Jr., Jim Ed Brown, Helen Cornelius, Charlie Rich, Jr., Bobby Bare and T.G. Sheppard. . (Moberly Monitor-Index, MO)
Club Happenings for January 30, 2008 Jan 30, 2008
Vandenberg Village Rotary Club Flower Festival Queen Candidate Charlie Rich was introduced to the Rotary Club Vandenberg Village by her sister, Miranda Rich, 2007 Flower Festival Queen. Miranda told of her experiences as Festival Queen and what it has done for her. (Lompoc Record, CA)
From busking to big time Jan 24, 2008
Although Jewell wrote the bulk of "Letters from Sinners & Strangers"' 12 tracks, she also includes material by Eric Anderson ("Dusty Boxcar Wall"), Charlie Rich ("Thanks a Lot") and Dylan ("Walking Down the Line"). Asked how she judges what is suitable cover material, she answers: "When I hear a song by somebody that I love and I can visualize doing it, words that I would want to say, images I would want to convey. Sometimes it just clicks. I say to myself, 'This is a song I wish I had written.'... (Juneau Empire)
The way we were (01/03) Jan 4, 2008
Blues Traveler, The Barkays, Temptations Review, Kyiv Symphony Orchestra, Diunna Greenleaf, Paul Thorn, Robert Earl Keen, Marty Stuart, Charlie Rich Jr., Rush of Fools, Hubert Sumlin, Bob Margolin, Blind Melon, Jeff Bates, Colin Linden, Bobby Blue Bland, Big George Brock, Al Green, Superchick and Black Oak Arkansas, to name some. There were buzzworthy moments. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Sound and fury: local albums of note Dec 28, 2007
On a disc divided between live and studio tracks, Brennan's originals sat seamlessly alongside material written by the likes of Merle Haggard, Charlie Rich, and Woody Guthrie. No small feat, that. (Boston Globe)
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas (12/20) Dec 21, 2007
I'd maybe include humorous snippets Charlie Rich Jr. shared back in May when he was in Columbus. glimpses from early days when he, Danny, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Chris Hillman and that circle were all starting out. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Rockies in six ... No, wait. Sox in five Oct 24, 2007
Hey, DOB, next time you go CD shopping in the Metropolis, could you possibly find me a Charlie Rich CD with the classic I Can t Even Drink It Away on it ... Before he became the Silver Fox, Charlie Rich was one hell of an important musical artist, yet he gets no love on this blog. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
NASHVILLE SKYLINE: If I Ran Nashville Oct 13, 2007
Here are some candidates that come immediately to mind among the dead: Ray Charles, Jimmy Martin, Johnny Horton, Charlie Rich, Dottie West and Gram Parsons. And here's some living nominees who should be inducted: Emmylou Harris, Tom T. Hall, Ralph Emery, Kenny Rogers, Bobby Bare, Billy Sherrill, Glen Campbell, Hank Cochran, the Statler Brothers, Cowboy Jack Clement, Billy Joe Shaver, the Oak Ridge Boys and Jerry Reed. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
Lee Ritenour; John Scofield; Lionel Loueke Aug 17, 2007
Scofield also had top-notch cohorts -- bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Bill Stewart, his sparring partners on his absorbing 2004 Verve live album "EnRoute" -- and he took them all over the continent, from the chugging funk of a new, politically pointed tune, "Heck of a Job" (dedicated to New Orleans), to Chet Atkins-tinged country in the form of the Charlie Rich hit "Behind Closed Doors.". Ritenour is also playing in several ballparks at once these days -- alternating between several electric... (Variety)
Sun Entertainment Corporation Obtains Default Judgment and Permanent Injunction Aug 17, 2007
Master recordings embodying the performances of original Sun artists Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Charlie Rich, among other Sun artists, were included in the cancelled auction lot. Source: Sun Entertainment Corporation. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Sounds like fun! Aug 10, 2007
Aug. 16: Country Gold: Leroy VanDyke, Bobby Bare, Charlie Rich Jr. and Connie Smith, 6 and 8:30 p.m.. Aug. 17: Josh Gracin, 8 p.m.. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Sierra Vista, surrounding towns set to celebrate Fourth of July Jul 3, 2007
This group has opened for the likes of Merle Haggard, Charlie Rich, Mel Tillis and Willie Nelson. They promise to bring a great show with lots of country music, dancing and fun for the whole family. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Taylor Hicks May 8, 2007
and Steely Dan's "Reeling In the Years" into "Hold On to Your Love." When the Alabama boy snuck some "Big Boss Man" into "The Runaround," he seemed to be aiming for Elvis, but landed closer to Charlie Rich. Unfortunately, the homages to the greats draw rather unfortunate comparisons, only highlighting the mediocrity of Hicks's own material. (Variety)
Of Market Street and more (5/3) May 4, 2007
I fell in deep like with Charlie Rich Jr. a very long time ago ... I'm pretty sure the residual drool marks have faded, but the well-worn album will be at the Rosenzweig Arts Center tonight when Charlie Rich Jr. who long ago dropped the llan performs at 8 p.m. Although none of us look the way we did in 1974, Charlie graciously autographed it for Bev 24 years after its release, when he headlined Possum Town Pig Fest '98. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Market Street Festival lineup, other area venues, cover the musical map May 3, 2007
Within a 50-hour window Thursday through Saturday, Nashville's Charlie Rich Jr., The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards, seasoned Southern rockers Black Oak Arkansas and the more than 30 diverse area acts of Market Street Festival 2007 will transform downtown Columbus into a bustling venue spring-loaded with country, Rthern rock, gospel, blues, jazz, old-time tunes, chamber strings, Christian rock, acoustic folk and more ... Thursday Charlie Rich Jr. performs at 8 p.m. at the Rosenzweig... (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Rich, Temptations and Black Oak Arkansas (4/26) Apr 27, 2007
And if you haven't realized it yet, within a 50-hour period May 3-5, Charlie Rich Jr., the Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards, Southern rockers Black Oak Arkansas and nearly 30 local and regional acts will sound off in downtown Columbus ... Watch for separate articles on these high profile visitors, but in a nutshell Charlie Rich Jr., son of the legendary ilver Fox and a popular musician in his own right, leads in to MSF '07 with a solo show at the Rosenzweig Arts Center May 3 at 8 p.m.... (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Behind the Enchanted scene and what a weekend ahead (4/19) Apr 20, 2007
Also ahead, we have the Chuck Wagon Gang April 27 at Trotter, Heritage Academy's production of rease April 27-29, Charlie Rich Jr.'s show at the arts center May 3, the YMCA's nnie May 4 and last but never ever least, The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards kicking off Market Street Festival May 4. And we haven't even mentioned the near 30 acts that will be performing all day in downtown Columbus May 5. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Songwriter-Producer Glenn Sutton Dies at Age 69 Apr 19, 2007
Sutton's songwriting career flourished after he began working with Sherrill, who found success by adding pop overtones to recordings by Houston, Wynette, Charlie Rich and others. Houston's 1966 recording of "Almost Persuaded" signaled the beginning of a lengthy string of hits written by Sutton and Sherrill. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
Homegrown musician featured at MAC Jazz Festival Mar 9, 2007
Shannon has also performed with Mitch Ryder, Millie Jackson, The Muscle Shoals Horns, Groove Holmes, Charlie Rich, Saddle Tramp, The Opryland Orchestra, House Band at the Roseland Ballroom (NYC), Boots Randolph, Howard Roberts, Leslie Uggams, Barbie Benton, Charlie Chalmers, Al Wilson, Ray Price, Cristy Lane, Jennifer Wilson, and many other rhythm and blues, country, and rock-and-roll artists and groups. He is on the faculty of Jamey Aebersold's Summer Jazz Clinics. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Tracing Days Interview Jan 12, 2007
My parents listened to Elvis, Charlie Rich, The Beatles, and most of the 60 s popular stuff, so that was what I listened to in the cradle. But I would never have imagined performing in a band. (Suite101.com)
Flesh and blood 'Cash' is on the money Jan 1, 2007
It was 1954, and the record label owner was Sam Phillips, then launching a cultural revolution with his Sun Records roster of Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, and Carl Perkins. Michael Streissguth , author of two other books about Cash, has written an engaging, anecdote-chocked generalist biography of the country legend, who died in 2003. (Boston Globe -- Living)
