Lonely Weekends - Charlie Rich - MP3 instrumental karaoke

Looking and sounding uncannily like fellow Sun Records signee Elvis Presley, Charlie Rich began his career in the late 1950s after laying the groundwork as a session musician for the aforementioned Memphis label. His solo endeavours took on life in the early 1960s, and the Arkansas-born artist hit the jackpot in 1960 with third single "Lonely Weekends," crashing into the US top 30 and notching up more than one million copies of the record to secure gold status. In this quintessential slice of golden-age rock 'n' roll, the protagonist has been ditched by his lover and is feeling the burn. "Since you left me (Since you left me) / I'm as lonely as I can be," he croons. "Oh, those lonely weekends." Charlie Rich—who passed away on 25 July 1995—went on to forge a career spanning four decades, taking in Grammy Awards and chart-topping singles along the way. In 2015, he was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.