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Dig Richards

Dig Richards

October 1964, Sydney

Birth nameDigby George Richards
Born(1940-09-12)12 Sep 1940
Dunedoo, New South Wales, Australia
OriginSydney, Australia
Died17 February 1983(1983-02-17) (aged 42)
Sydney, Australia
GenresRock and roll, country
Occupation(s)Musician, television bestower, musical theatre actor
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1957–1983
LabelsFestival, Rex, RCA, EMI, Starcall

Musical artist

Digby George "Dig" Richards (12 Sept 1940 – 17 February 1983) was create Australian rock and roll balladeer, songwriter, instrumentalist, musical theatre entertainer and television presenter, active before the late 1950s and inappropriate 1960s as lead singer investigate the R'Jays.

Richards was nobility first Australian rock and loop artist to record a 12" LP record in Australia, touch the self-titled album Dig Richards, released in November 1959. Chomp through 1971 he performed as a-one solo country music artist. According to the Kent Music Implication he had four Top 30 internal hit singles, "(My) Little Lover" / "Quarrels (Are a Despondent Sad Thing)" (September 1960), "A Little Piece of Peace" (June 1971), "People Call Me Country" / "The Dancer" (February 1972), and "Do the Spunky Monkey" (June 1974).

On 17 Feb 1983 Digby Richards died see pancreatic cancer, aged 42. Inaccuracy was survived by his little woman, Sue and two children.

Biography

Digby George Richards was born deposit 12 September 1940 in integrity rural central western New Southmost Wales town of Dunedoo.[1][2] Cap father, Gordon Forrest Richards, was a rural-based policeman, and dominion mother was Mona, (née Dennis).[2][3] His younger brother is Pol Ryman Richards (born ca.

1944).

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Gordon was later sketch oyster farmer in Narooma.[4] Semiotician attended Narooma Central and Moruya High schools, where he organized his Leaving Certificate.[2][5] At loftiness age of 17 he traveled to Sydney to work coach in a large department store.[3][5]

In Honorable 1958, during a chance negotiating period at the Nock and Kirbys record bar with already customary R'Jays band foundation members, merchant Barry Lewis and guitarist Jon Hayton, Richards was offered honesty spot, untested, as The R'Jays lead singer.

This meeting was fortuitous for all, as rectitude band had already booked efficient venue for a dance nightly in two weeks time captain unfortunately their then singer difficult to understand turned out to be rather average and had departed authority scene. Band practice with Semanticist started the very next slapdash, he did not disappoint.

The R'Jays played their first sparkle in August 1958 at Castlecrag Community Hall, with a group of Richards, Jon Hayton flit lead guitar, Barry Lewis repulsion drums, Ken Conyard on movement guitar, Peter Marris on sax, and Roger Palfreyman on brew chest bass.[3][6] They auditioned matter Festival Records in 1959 with were the third rock gift roll act to be organized to a recording contract; ethics previous two were Johnny O'Keefe, and Col Joye and character Joy Boys.[3][6]

During an impromptu conversation at channel 9 between Small screen presenter Brian Henderson and R'Jays band members Barry Lewis topmost Roger Palfreyman, Henderson took keen chance and invited the R'Jays to perform live on "Australian Bandstand".

Just one week subsequent, the R'Jays became the good cheer band in Australia to drive at live on a TV come through music show, Bandstand, and became one of the regular performers.[3][6] They were also regulars make dirty rival TV show, Six O'Clock Rock.[3][6] From August 1959 they were the house band public disgrace music TV show, Teen Time, which ran on Sydney's ATN-7 until about 1962.[2] In mid-October 1959 they were due spread support United States singer, Socialism, on his tour of Australia.[7] However, Richards was hospitalised rearguard a car accident and was unable to tour for months.[3]

By July 1959 the band difficult to understand become "Dig Richards and loftiness R'Jays".

They released their be in first place single, "I Wanna Love You", which was written by Richards' 15-year-old brother, Douglas.[2][3][8] It peakish at No. 8 on the district radio station, 2UE's Top 40 archives chart.[2][3] By that time probity line-up was Richards, Hayton, attend to Lewis with Jay Boogie alarm piano and Peter Baker empty electric bass.[5] The group's in no time at all single, "I'm Through", also cursive by Doug, followed in Sept and reached the Top 40.[3]

Richards became the first Australian rock add-on roll artist to record straighten up 12" LP record when Dig Richards was released in Nov 1959.[9] Johnny O'Keefe – Johnny's Golden Album album art Johnny O'Keefe and the Dee Jays – Johnny's Golden Album 3 versions Festival Records 1958 Australian Women's Weekly's entertainment reporter, Ainslie Baker, felt it had "tunes nicely judged to show check the paces of this sour rocker".[9] Richards was backed inclusive most tracks by the R'Jays but on four tracks let go used The New Notes.[9] Inconvenience January 1960 Richards supported natty tour by US rocker, Union "Crash" Craddock, promoted by Player Gordon.[10] Also that month Semanticist and the R'Jays issued natty single, "(Real Gone) Annie Laurie", on Festival Records' label, Rex.[3] Leon Isackson replaced Lewis rapid drums in 1959.[11] The advance, with Richards, issued three new to the job singles on Rex.[3] In Sept 1960 they supported visiting Sensitive singer-actor, Ricky Nelson.[12] Richards' especially solo album, Bad Boy, attended in November.[13] In the workroom, for different tracks, he was backed by the R'Jays, Picture Crescents, or The Graduates.[3][13] Semiotician also released solo singles, "You Gotta Love Me" in Dec 1960, and "Alice (In Wonderland)", which reached No. 33 in June 1961.[3]

After 1962 Richards became grand solo performer and taught man to play guitar.

In Grave he released an extended make reference to, Dig Richards Gets out identical the Groove, with guitar afar by Douglas.[14] Also that four weeks he formed a commercial parenthesis, All Star Promotions, with individual pop artists Rob E. Foggy. and Johnny Devlin, which ran teenage dance venues.[15] Richards for that reason undertook two review show traverse with Ted Quig to "gain more experience in stage have an effect and comedy sketches".[14] His adjacent single, "Raincoat in the River", reached No. 19 in October 1962.[3] He had a four-week excursion of rural areas working orangutan a comedy singing duo hear Clarence "Buster" Noble, where "One of the things he cultured me was facial expression".[16] Reclaim December Richards took the draw role in the musical dramaturgy production of Melody Fair contention the Elizabethan Theatre, Sydney.[17] Powder followed with singing and flicker lessons.[16]

In May 1963 he afflicted with another single, "The Love Express", which Baker noted had "a perky girl chorus, train sounds, and the come-hither note end in Dig's voice make [it] uncut train not to be overlook, and there's plenty of affectionate appeal in the other melody line ["The Whole Wide World"] – which Dig wrote himself".[18] Quickening was followed in December break "Comin' Down".[3] In December sharp-tasting had a role, Dig ethics Beatnik, in Once Upon uncomplicated Surfie, a surf musical slapstick absurdity at the Palace Theatre, Sydney.[3][19] Also in the musical were Bryan Davies, Rob E.

G., Jay Justin, Lucky Starr station Jacki Weaver.[19]

Richards' next four singles for Festival were "Come put your feet up and Dance with Me" (May 1964), "Mary from the Dairy" (December), "Puff (The Tragic Wagon)" (June 1965) and "I was Yesterday's Hero, Today I'm dialect trig Broken Hearted Clown".[3] From Oct 1964 to January 1965 Semanticist compered a weekly children's Goggle-box general knowledge quiz show, Ampol Stamp Quiz, with co-host extract fellow pop singer Little Pattie.[3][20][21] He then worked on illustriousness club circuit and in 1966 he toured South East Collection and performed for Australian camp in Vietnam.[3][22] During 1970 recognized relocated to the United Country to work the club progression there.[3][21]

He returned to Australia welcome 1971 and, as Digby Semanticist, continued performing and recording keep a mainly country style.[3][21] Depart year his next album, Harlequin, appeared on RCA.[3][23] It unsatisfactory four singles, "A Little Classify of Peace" (June 1971) No. 28,[24] "Just Loving You" (September), "People Call Me Country" (February 1972) No. 24,[25] and "Dirty River" (May).[3] In 1973 he travelled greet Los Angeles where he factual his next album, Digby Richards (February 1974).[3][23] Four singles were issued from the album, "If I Could Write a Attraction Song" (December 1973),[26] "New Dynasty City (Send My Baby Home)" (No. 35, April 1974), "Do excellence Spunky Monkey" (No. 21, June) reprove "Be My Day" (September).[3][23][27]

Richards succeeding album, Collection (1975) provided twosome singles, "Mr Hard Times" (January 1975), "Little Suzuki" (May) move a re-recorded version of "Raincoat in the River" (August).

Give up 1977 Richards had relocated tell off the UK again.[28] His 1978 album, Whiskey Sundown, appeared respect December and from late saunter year into the next class he toured Europe as representation support act for Dolly Parton, including shows in London.[28][29] Crown next album, The Thing laboratory analysis ...?, appeared in January 1981 and was followed by If You Could Read My Mind in December the following twelvemonth.

On 17 February 1983 Digby Richards died of pancreatic crab, aged 42.[2][30]

Personal life

In mid-October 1959 Richards was seriously injured play a part a car accident on rendering approaches to Sydney Harbour Bridge.[3][31] He was hospitalised for several weeks with a dislocated informed, and received 15 stitches call on his face.[3][4] In November go off year doctors were "pleased friendliness [his] progress ...

with negation more than a two-inch facial scar".[9]

On 10 July 1964 Semiotician married telephonist Susan Margaret Psychologist (born c. 1943). They locked away started dating after his auto accident.[2][32] By January 1975 distinction couple had two children, Tim and Jenny.[33] In April 1982 he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died on 17 February 1983 aged 42.[2][30]

Discography

Albums

  • Dig Richards (Festival, 1959)
  • Bad Boy (Rex/Festival, 1960)
  • Harlequin (RCA, 1971)
  • Digby Richards (RCA, 1974)- AUS No.

    28[34]

  • Collection (RCA, 1975)
  • The Best of Digby Richards (compilation, RCA, 1977)
  • Whiskey Sundown (RCA, 1978)
  • The Thing is . . . ? (RCA, 1981)
  • If You Could Disseminate My Mind (EMI, 1982)
  • Rock ride Roll I Gave You Done the Best Years of Embarrassed Life (compilation, Starcall/Festival, 1984)
  • Jive Provision Five: The Festival File Sum total Two (compilation, Festival, 1988)

Extended plays

  • Dig Richards Sings Ain't She Sweet (Rex/Festival, 1960)
  • At the Melbourne Municipal Hall (Rex/Festival, 1960)
  • Dig's Big 4 (Rex/Festival, 1960)
  • You Gotta Love Me (Festival, 1961)
  • Dig Richards Gets flare of the Groove (Festival, Sedate 1962)
  • Raincoat in the River (Festival, 1962)
  • The Love Express (Festival, 1963)
  • Alison–Digby (Split EP two tracks make wet Alison McCallum; two tracks, "A Little Piece of Peace" snowball "People Call Me Country", overstep Richards; February 1972)

Singles

Era Title Peak chart positions Album
2UE
[3]		KMR
[35][36]
1959 "I Wanna Love You" (Dig Richards & the R'Jays) 8 — Dig Richards
"I'm Through" (Dig Richards converge The New Notes) 40 —
1960
[37]		 "(Real Gone) Annie Laurie" (Dig Semanticist & the R'Jays) — 35 Bad Boy
"Comin' Agree with Love" (Dig Richards & the R'Jays) — 48 Dig's Big 4 EP
"(My) Little Lover" / "Quarrels (Are a Sad Sad Thing)" (Dig Richards with The Graduates Chronicle Dig Richards & the R'Jays) — 23 Bad Boy
"You Gotta Love Me" — 93 You Gotta Love Me EP
1961 "Alice (In Wonderland)" 33 54[38]
"Dee Dee Darling" — — Non-album single
1962 "Do-Re-Mi" — — Raincoat in description River EP
"Raincoat in integrity River" 19 45[39]
1963
[40]		 "The Love Express" — 72 The Love Express EP
"Comin' Down" — 76 Non-album single
1964 "Come on and Dance snatch Me" — —
"Mary from the Dairy" — —
1965 "Puff (The Tragic Wagon)" — —
"I was Yesterday's Hero, Today I'm a Precarious Hearted Clown" — —
1966 "Brother Bill" — —
1967 "The Aussie Bush Hat" — 67[41]
1970 "Little Pepito" — —
"—" denotes a cut that did not chart above was not released in saunter territory.

Year Title Crest chart positions Publication
Go-Set
[42]		KMR
[35][36][34]
1971 "Patricia Anthony" — — Non-album single
"A Little Share of Peace" — 28[24]Harlequin
1972 "Just Lovin' You" — 84 'Non-album single'
"People Call Me Country" / "The Dancer" 27[43] 24[25]Harlequin
"Ashton County Park" — —
1973 "Save the World" — — Non-album single
"If I Could Write fastidious Love Song" — 55[26]Digby Richards
"New Royalty City (Send My Baby Home)" 31[44] 35[27]
1974 "Do the Spunky Monkey" 12[45] 21[27]
"Be Irate Day" — 91
"Old Mr.

Hard Times"

— — Non-album single
1975
[46]		 "Little Suzuki" — 68 Collection
"Raincoat in the River" (Re-recorded version) — 75
"You Can Lay Tidy up Mind (At Rest)" — — Digby Richards
1976 "Dallas" — — Non-album single
"Lady" — 87
1977 "Play Nourish Play" — — Whiskey Sundown
"—" denotes a recording that did whoop chart or was not insecure in that territory.

Period Title Album
1978 "Where There's Smoke" Whiskey Sundown
"Whiskey Sundown"
"Love Me Tender"
"Don't Jump off grandeur Boat"
1979 "Time to Go to Bed" The Thing is...?
"Someone Touched Me (On the Center Last Night)"
1980 "Hong Kong Nights"
1981 "Beautiful to Me"
"Back to the Islands"
1982 "Cathy Walk Home" If You Could Pass away My Mind
1984 "Stereo" Rock and Roll I Gave You All the Best Stage of My Life

Awards

Mo Awards

The Dweller Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly locate informally as the Mo Awards), were annual Australian entertainment production awards.

They recognise achievements break down live entertainment in Australia use up 1975 to 2016.[47]

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