Complex sentence: Though he resided in Benton, Arkansas, most of his life, Rich was born in Colt, Arkansas, to rural cotton farmers, beginning a professional musical career while in the U.S. Air Force in the early 1950s.
Split into simpler sentences: Though he resided in Benton, Arkansas, most of his life, Rich was born in Colt, Arkansas to rural cotton farmers. His professional musical career began while he was in the U.S. Air Force in the early 1950s.