Charlie Rich was born in Colt, Arkansas, to rural cotton farmers. He graduated from Consolidated High School in Forrest City, where he played saxophone in the band. He was strongly influenced by his parents, who were members of the Landmark Missionary Baptist Church. His mother, who is named Helen Rich, played piano in church and his father sang in gospel quartets.
A black sharecropper on the family land named C. J. Allen taught Rich blues piano. He enrolled at Arkansas State College on a football scholarship and then after an injury, transferred to the University of Arkansas as a music major. He left after one semester to join the United States Air Force in 1953.
What was net Charlie Rich worth at the time of death?
The famous Country Singer Charlie Rich’s net worth is estimated to be between $1 to $5 million at the time of his death. He earned the money by being a professional Country Singer.
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.
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