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.
Who inherited Charlie Rich’s money and estate?
It was never revealed who inherited Charlie Rich’s money and estate. However, since he was survived by his four children and wife, they might have inherited his properties.
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