Her first TV appearance was on the local WBBJ morning show in Jackson, Tennessee. The band would perform together for the next six years. She began her musical career at age twelve performing with her brother Mike and their band, Charlotte & The Volunteers. As she was under age to comply with hospital visiting policy, she had to communicate with him through a tape recorder. Her first experience recording was when father Niles had tuberculosis when she was eight. McClain would later go on to use it when she began her career playing hotel lounges. The nickname 'Charly' would come from the neighborhood friends that she played with as a child. McClain was born Mato Virginia Jo (ne e Wiggins 1934 – 2009) and Niles B.

McClain's biggest hits include ' Who's Cheatin' Who,' ' Sleepin' with the Radio On,' and ' Radio Heart.'

List of number-one country singles of 1981 (U.S.Charly McClain performing at the Martin County Fair in Stuart, FL on March 9, 1989.Ĭharlotte Denise McClain (born March 26, 1956) is an American country music singer, best known for string of country hits during the 1980s.

Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 12, 1997. 'Who's Cheatin' Who' debuted at number 61 on the U.S. (whose #98 Raybestos Ford F-150 NASCAR SuperTruck is driven at one point by Jackson in a 'race', before Alan drives off the track and returns in the Bigfoot monster truck), Dale Jarrett, Mark Martin, Bill Elliott and Ernie Irvan. Many of NASCAR's Ford drivers had a part in the video, like Rusty Wallace (who played the ending guitar solo), John Andretti, Jeremy Mayfield, Kenny Irwin, Jr. It was filmed on location in Concord, North Carolina. The music video was directed by Brad Fuller and premiered in mid-1997 on CMT. His version includes a series of extended electric guitar and piano solos before the final chorus. Jackson also switches the song's pronouns to put it in a male's perspective. Jackson's cover features several solos after the last chorus. In 1997, Alan Jackson covered the song on his album Everything I Love, releasing it as a single that year. ContentsĪlan Jackson version 'Who's Cheatin' Who' In January 2020 the song was covered again and released as a single by the Vermont Rock and Roll band Third Shift. 17 years later, Alan Jackson had chart success with the song as well, with his cover version reaching Top Five on the country charts.

It was the title track of her 1980 album for Epic Records, released in November 1980 as a single with 'Love Scenes' on the B-side, and in early 1981, was her first Number One hit on the Billboard country charts. 'Who's Cheatin' Who' is a country music song written by Jerry Hayes and initially recorded by Charly McClain. Song by Charly McClain 'Who's Cheatin' Who'

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