Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 In 1975, the ‘Silver Fox’ had an epic meltdown at the Country Music Awards—it was something we’d never see in tonight’s sterile bro-country showcase. George ...

But when he stepped up to the podium to hand off his Entertainer of the Year crown at the CMA Awards, nobody in the audience was prepared for what he was about to do. With the cameras rolling, the ...

On this day (July 25) in 1995, eclectic countrypolitan crooner Charlie Rich died in his sleep at a motel in Hammond, Louisiana. Just 62 years old at the time of his death, he had suffered a pulmonary ...

Charlie Rich had spent years becoming one of country music’s biggest stars. Then, in a matter of seconds at the 1975 Country Music Association Awards, he changed the way the industry saw him. Rich was ...

On this day (April 28) in 1973, Charlie Rich started a two-week run at No. 1 with “Behind Closed Doors.” The song was his first to reach the top of the tally. It may have been a bigger hit for Rich, ...