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Digby Richards
bvoc, acg, voc, 1940-1983 AU
Singer / Musician of Pop and Rock
A.k.a. Digby George Richards
Digby George "Dig" Richards (12 September 1940 – 17 February 1983) was an Australian rock and roll singer from Dunedoo, a rural New South Wales town. He was active during the late 1950s and early 1960s as lead singer with the R'Jays. Richards was the first Australian rock and roll artist to record a 12" LP record in Australia, with Dig Richards, released in November 1959. By 1964 he was a television presenter, and a musical theatre actor. From 1971 he performed as a solo country music artist. According to the Kent Music Report he had four Top 30 national hit singles, "(My) Little Lover" / "Quarrels (Are a Sad 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 February 19
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| Dig Richards With The R'Jays |
| Kai Olsson |
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathy Come Home / Typewriter | Digby Richards | 1982 | Single |
| Beautiful To Me | Digby Richards | 1981 | Single |
| Stuck Between The Loving And The Leaving / Falling Out Of Love Again | Digby Richards | 1981 | Single |
| The Thing Is...? | Digby Richards | 1980 | Album |
| Back To The Islands | Digby Richards | 1980 | Single |
| Time To Go To Bed | Digby Richards | 1979 | Single |
| Whiskey Sundown | Digby Richards | 1978 | Album |
| Love Me Tender | Digby Richards | 1978 | Single |
| Someone Touched Me | Digby Richards | 1978 | Single |
| Whiskey Sundown | Digby Richards | 1978 | Single |
| Where There's Smoke.... | Digby Richards | 1978 | Single |
| Play Mama Play | Digby Richards | 1977 | Single |
| The Best Of Digby Richards | Digby Richards | 1977 | Compil. |
| Dallas | Digby Richards | 1976 | Single |
| Digby Richards Collection | Digby Richards | 1975 | Album |
| Little Suzuki | Digby Richards | 1975 | Single |
| A Little Piece Of Peace | Digby Richards | 1974 | Album |
| New York City (Send My Baby Home) | Digby Richards | 1974 | Single |
| Digby Richards | Digby Richards | 1974 | Album |
| Do The Spunky Monkey | Digby Richards | 1974 | Single |
| If I Could Write A Love Song | Digby Richards | 1973 | Single |
| Be My Day | Digby Richards | 1973 | Single |
| Alison - Digby | Alison MacCallum / Digby Richards | 1972 | Single |
| Harlequin | Digby Richards | 1972 | Album |
| Save The World / You can Lay My Mind | Digby Richards | 1972 | Single |
| People Call Me Country | Digby Richards | 1972 | Single |
| Just Lovin' You | Digby Richards | 1971 | Single |
| Patricia Anthony / A Man's Gotta Be Free | Digby Richards | 1971 | Single |
| A Little Piece Of Peace | Digby Richards | 1971 | Single |
| Little Pepito / Something To Believe In | Digby Richards | 1970 | Single |
| The Aussie Bush Hat | Digby Richards | 1967 | Single |
| Comin' Down | Digby Richards | 1963 | Single |
| Dee-Dee Darling | Digby Richards | 1962 | Single |
| Raincoat In The River | Digby Richards | 1962 | Single |
| Campfire Sing-A-Long | The Graduates, Kerry Bryant, Digby Richards, Noeleen Batley | 1960 | Single |
| Rock'N'Roll I Gave You All The Best Years Of My Life | Digby Richards | Compil. | |
| Only Yesterday / Streets Of London / Down Down / Do The Spunky Monky | Carpenters / Ralph McTell / Status Quo / Digby Richards | Single |
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