Charlie Rich

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Charlie Rich found a gem when he found the song penned by Kenny O'Dell.  It was the first number one for The Silver Fox.

Today's KLAW Classic is from 35 years ago today, but the song was on the charts as little as just 5 years ago. 'Rolling With The Flow'  was recorded by Mark Chestnut, but only made it to the 25th spot on the charts.  It took the 'Silver Fox' to take it to number 1 in 1977...

Saturday's KLAW Classic comes from the Silver Fox, Charlie Rich, and was the Number One song on this date in 1973.  It was the first Number One for Charlie Rich and was on the charts for 20 weeks.  The song earned the Song of the Year Award (for writer Kenny O'Dell) and Single of The Year (for Charlie Rich) for both the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music...