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Arriving in Nashville in 1970, Charlie Black has produced a large catalog of recorded songs. He has been named Songwriter of The Year three times and was elected to the NSAI Songwriter Hall Of Fame in 1991. Beginning with his first hit “I Don’t Know You Anymore”, recorded by Tommy Overstreet, Charlie has written 14 #1 songs including “Shadows In The Moonlight” by Anne Murray, “Right On The Money” by Alan Jackson”, “You Lie” by Reba McEntire, “100% Chance Of Rain” by Gary Morris, and the Grammy nominated songs “A Little Good News” by Anne Murray and “Come Next Monday” by K.T.Oslin. Charlie Black songs have been recorded by such legendary artists as Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich, Don Williams, Paul Anka, Crystal Gayle, Tanya Tucker, and George Strait. His song “Goodbye Says It All” was Blackhawk’s first big hit, and he helped launch Phil Vassar’s rising star with “Carlene”, and “Six-Pack Summer”. Charlie and his wife, hit songwriter Dana Hunt Black, have also written the title song for George Strait’s recent platinum album “Somewhere Down In Texas”. They now live in Port St. Joe, Florida.