Charles Allan Rich was born on December 14, 1932, and lived until July 25, 1995.
Charlie Rich was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. His eclectic style of music was often difficult to classify, encompassing the rockabilly, jazz, blues, country, soul, and gospel genres.
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 U.S. 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.
Charlie Rich and his wife were driving to Florida for a vacation after seeing their son Allan perform with Freddy Fender at Lady Luck Casino in Natchez, Mississippi when he experienced a bout of severe coughing.
After visiting a doctor in St. Francisville, Louisiana, and receiving antibiotics, he continued traveling. They stopped for the night in a motel in Hammond, Louisiana, where Rich died in his sleep on July 25, 1995, at age 62. The cause of death was a pulmonary embolism. He was buried in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee.
Margaret Rich died in Germantown, Tennessee, on July 22, 2010, and was buried alongside her husband.
Who inherited Charlie Rich’s money and estate?
He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Margaret; two sons, Allan and Jack, and two daughters, Rene and Laurie.
He had a solid family and his estates and wealth are believed to be inherited by his nuclear family
Source: Ghanafuo.com
