Charlie Floyd

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Charlie Floyd
Origin Aynor, South Carolina, United States
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, Guitar
Years active198x-present?
Labels Liberty

Charlie Floyd (born in Aynor, South Carolina) is an American country music singer. Floyd performed in his native South Carolina for several years, and opened a nightclub called Charlie's Nite Life in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. [1] In 1993, he signed to Liberty Records and released his debut album, also titled Charlie's Nite Life. Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly gave Floyd's album a B rating, saying that Floyd had "the gruff voice of a '70s Southern rocker but his songs belie his tough-guy sound." [2] The album produced two chart singles in "I've Fallen in Love (And I Can't Get Up)" and "Good Girls Go to Heaven". After the album's release, Floyd closed the nightclub, but reopened it in 1998. [3]

Contents

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum details
Charlie's Nite Life
Sounds of Home
  • Release date: May 7, 2010
  • Label: Country Boy Records

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
US Country
1993"I've Fallen in Love (And I Can't Get Up)"75Charlie's Nite Life
1994"Good Girls Go to Heaven"58
"Man Behind the Wheel"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
1993"I've Fallen in Love (And I Can't Get Up)"
"Good Girls Go to Heaven"Greg Crutcher
1994"Man Behind the Wheel"

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References

  1. "Charlie Floyd biography". Southern Xtreme Radio. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
  2. Nash, Alanna (January 1, 1994). "Charlie's Nite Life review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
  3. Burch, Colin (October 2, 1998). "Country Singer to Reopen Myrtle Beach, S.C., Club". Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. Retrieved August 1, 2009.