{{Short description|American country music songwriter (1949–2021)}} {{Other uses|Charles Black (disambiguation){{!}}Charles Black}} {{Use American English|date=December 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Charlie Black | image = | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Charles Frank Black | birth_date = {{birth date|1949|11|23}} | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|4|23|1949|11|23}} | birth_place = Cheverly, Maryland | origin = Nashville, Tennessee | genre = Country | occupation = {{hlist|Producer|Songwriter}} | years_active = 1971–2021 | website = }} '''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com/a-c/charlie-black.aspx|title=Charlie Black|work=Nashville Songwriters Foundation|accessdate=June 27, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114214338/http://www.nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com/a-c/charlie-black.aspx|archivedate=November 14, 2014}}</ref> In 1991, the Nashville Songwriters Association International inducted Black into its hall of fame.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Stambler|first1=Irwin|last2=Laudon|first2=Grelon|title=Country Music: The Encyclopedia|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=d18K8QWcEo8C&q=%22charlie+black%22+%22songwriter%22&pg=PA601|year=2000|publisher=MacMillan|page=601|isbn=9780312264871}}</ref>
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''.<ref name="Liner Notes">{{cite journal |last1=Lane |first1=Cristy |title=''Love Lies'' (LP Liner Notes and Album Information) |journal=LS Records |date=December 1978 |id=LS-8029}}</ref><ref name="Liner Notes 1">{{cite journal |last1=Lane |first1=Cristy |title=''Cristy Lane Is the Name'' (LP Liner Notes and Album Information) |journal=LS Records |date=May 1978 |id=LS GRT-8027}}</ref>
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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charlieanddanahuntblack.com/biography/index.html|title=Bios|work=Charlie and Dana Hunt Black|accessdate=June 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030113/http://www.charlieanddanahuntblack.com/biography/index.html|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Black died on April 23, 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://musicrow.com/2021/04/country-songwriting-great-charlie-black-passes/ | title=Country Songwriting Great Charlie Black Passes | publisher=MusicRow | date=April 26, 2021 | accessdate=April 26, 2021}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Discogs artist|Charlie Black}}
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