Charlie Ross, sometimes billed as Charles Ross III, was an American singer who had some chart success as part of a group, and as a pop and country singer. He was born in

Greenville, Mississippi Greenville is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 34,400 at the 2010 census. It is located in the area of historic cotton plantations and culture known as the Mississippi Delta. H ...

. He was employed as a disk jockey at WDDT, before joining the group Phantom, which eventually became

Eternity's Children Eternity's Children was an American sunshine pop band that originated in Cleveland, Mississippi as a folk group known as the Phantoms. The Phantoms began with two students, composed of vocalist/keyboardist Bruce Blackman and drummer Roy Whittake ...

. While still a member of Eternity's Children, he released his first solo record. In the mid-1970s he was working as a disk jockey at

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. During this time he released two singles for

Big Tree Records Big Tree Records was a record label founded by Doug Morris in 1970. It was best known for releases by Lobo, England Dan & John Ford Coley, Brownsville Station, Johnny Rivers, Dave and Ansel Collins, Canadian band April Wine, and British R&B ...

which charted nationally in the pop field. "Thanks for the Smiles" reached #61 in 1975, and "Without Your Love (Mr. Jordan)" just missed the top-40 at #42 in 1976. The single was re-imagined for a different audience, and became a Billboard "Top Country Pick" and "Without Your Love" charted higher in the country genre, at #13, in 1976. He had more charting country singles for Town House Records in 1982, where his "The High Cost of Loving" appeared at #33, and "Are We In Love (Or Am I)" was #45. Subsequently he continued his radio hosting duties, and started his own companies in communications and music production.

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