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McClain, Charly
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Biography
American country music singer best known for a string of hits during the 1980s, including "Who's Cheatin' Who," "Sleepin' with the Radio On," and "Radio Heart."
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Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes birth notice, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee), 27 March 1956, page 33, born at Baptist Hospital, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. B. McClain.
Categories
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress (TV guest star)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Country-Western
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Vocalist/ Pop, Rock, etc. (Country pop)
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Early life
Childhood & teen years
Charlotte Denise McClain was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1956. Originally named Charlotte, "Charly" was given her masculine moniker by neighborhood friends in Memphis, and she also used it when she started playing hotel lounges. When Epic Records decided it sounded catchier than Charlotte, it became a permanent professional banner. McClain's father had tuberculosis when she was eight, and, since she was under age for visitation rights at the hospital, she had to communicate with him through a tape recorder.
Career discovery
McClain's use of the tape recorder with her father inspired her interest in singing. McClain soon began performing in public regularly. She began singing in the club circuit by the time she was seventeen. She then gained a recording contract with Epic Records by the time McClain was almost twenty years old. She began her musical career at age 12 with her brother in a band called "Charlotte & The Volunteers" for 6 years. Her first appearance was on TV in Jackson, Tennessee, local stat
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Charly McClain
American singer
Musical artist
Charlotte Denise "Charly" McClain (born March 26, 1956)[1] is a retired American country music singer, best known for a string of hits during the 1980s. McClain's biggest hits include "Who's Cheatin' Who", "Sleepin' with the Radio On", and "Radio Heart".
Early life
McClain was born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States,[2] to Virginia (née Wiggins; 1934–2009) and Niles McClain. The nickname "Charly" would come from the neighborhood friends that she played with as a child.[2] McClain used it when she began her career playing hotel lounges.[2] Her first experience recording was when father Niles had tuberculosis when she was eight.[2] As she was under age to comply with hospital visiting policy, she had to communicate with him through a tape recorder.[2] That inspired her interest in recording.[2] She began her musical career at age 12 performing with her brother Mike and their band, Charlotte & the Volunteers. The band performed together for t
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