Charlie Black

Charles Frank Black (November 23, 1949 – April 23, 2021) was an American country music songwriter and record producer.

Biography

Black graduated from University of Maryland in 1970 and moved to Nashville, Tennessee the same year. His first cut was "Girl, You Came and Eased My Mind" by Tommy Overstreet. Since then, he wrote singles for Anne Murray, Gary Morris, Earl Thomas Conley, Johnny Paycheck, and Phil Vassar.^[1] In 1991, the Nashville Songwriters Association International inducted Black into its hall of fame.^[2]

Black was also an occasional record producer. He produced early recordings by Cristy Lane, including her 1978 studio albums Cristy Lane Is the Name and Love Lies.^[3]^[4]

Black was married to Dana Hunt, who is also a songwriter. She co-wrote George Strait's singles "Check Yes or No" and "Write This Down".^[5]

Black died on April 23, 2021.^[6]

^ "Charlie Black". Nashville Songwriters Foundation. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
^ Stambler, Irwin; Laudon, Grelon (2000). Country Music: The Encyclopedia. MacMillan. p. 601. ISBN 9780312264871.
^ Lane, Cristy (December 1978). "Love Lies (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". LS Records. LS-8029.
^ Lane, Cristy (May 1978). "Cristy Lane Is the Name (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". LS Records. LS GRT-8027.
^ "Bios". Charlie and Dana Hunt Black. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
^ "Country Songwriting Great Charlie Black Passes". MusicRow. April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2021.