Charlie Phillips (singer)

Charlie Phillips
Born (1937-07-02) July 2, 1937
Clovis, New Mexico
Origin Nashville, Tennessee
Genres Country
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1962-1963
Labels Columbia

Charlie Phillips (born July 2, 1937) is an American country music singer. Phillips began singing for producer Norman Petty as a teenager, and had musical backing from Buddy Holly on some of his first recordings. Coral records released "One Faded Rose" and "Be My Bride". The B-side to "One Faded Rose" was "Sugartime", later a hit for the McGuire Sisters. Phillips later signed with Columbia Records.[1] His first Columbia single "I Guess I'll Never Learn" made No. 9 on the Hot Country Songs charts.[2] Phillips later left Columbia over dissatisfaction with his content, and recorded a demo for "Welcome to My World", later a hit for Jim Reeves. He also cut "The Big Ball Is in Cowtown" for Longhorn Records, and then "Souvenirs of Sorrow" for Reprise Records, but the latter was withdrawn when Reprise exited the country music market. Phillips then worked as a radio DJ and tried to record another album with Petty, but this album was canceled due to Petty's death. He then toured in Texas with a Western swing band.[1]

Discography

Year Single Peak positions
US Country[2]
1962 "I Guess I'll Never Learn" 9
1963 "This Is the House" 30

References

  1. 1 2 Deming, Mark. "Charlie Phillips biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2012). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.


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