American Songwriter

On This Day in 1973, Charlie Rich Was at No. 1 for the First Time With a Song That Was Too Hot for Country Radio

Fifty-three years ago today, Charlie Rich was at the top of the country chart for the first time with a controversial but ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1974, Charlie Rich Was at No. 1 with a Quadruple-Platinum Album That Brought Him a Heap of Awards

Rich released his debut album, Lonely Weekends with Charlie Rich, in 1960. It was the first of ten albums that failed to chart. He wouldn’t break the top 10 of the albums chart until 1972, when The ...
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This 1973 country hit was so controversial, radio wouldn’t play it

In 1973, Charlie Rich released a song so intimate and controversial that many radio stations refused to play it. "Behind Closed Doors" sounds rather tame by today’s standards. But in 1973, its ...