(1940-09-12)12 September 1940 Dunedoo, New South Wales, Australia
Origin
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died
17 February 1983(1983-02-17) (aged 42) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres
Rock and roll, country
Occupation(s)
Musician, television presenter, musical theatre actor
Instrument(s)
Vocals, guitar
Years active
1957–1983
Labels
Festival, Rex, RCA, EMI, Starcall
Musical artist
Digby George "Dig" Richards (12 September 1940 – 17 February 1983) was an Australian rock and roll singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, musical theatre actor and television presenter, 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 the self-titled album Dig Richards, released in November 1959. 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 1983 Digby Richards died of pancreatic cancer, aged 42. He was survived by his wife, Sue and two children.
Digby George "Dig" Richards (12 September 1940 – 17 February 1983) was an Australian rock and roll singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, musical theatre...
performances by visiting international and local artists (Johnny O'Keefe, DigRichards, Johnny Rebb and Johnny Devlin). The Delltones also sang backing vocals...
Divinyls. Other notable acts include early rockers Lonnie Lee & the Leemen, DigRichards & The R'Jays and Johnny Rebb & The Rebels, surf group The Atlantics,...
week - Tuesdays and Fridays. The Tuesday permanent band was headed by DigRichards and on Fridays, Warren Williams. Bob Malcolm appeared on a regular basis...
1950s: Johnny O'Keefe and the Dee Jays, Col Joye and the Joy Boys and DigRichards and the R'Jays. Festival's sales trebled, but by this time Mainguard...
Also in April SCRA members appeared as the studio backing band for DigRichards' country music album, Harlequin. SCRA recorded their second album, The...
mix of live music performances and records, and had a live audience. DigRichards and the R'Jays appeared on Tuesdays, while Warren Williams appeared on...
worked with the biggest Australian performers of the time: Col Joye, DigRichards, the De Kroo Brothers, the Allen Brothers, Noeleen Batley and Judy Stone...
Other important acts include early rockers Lonnie Lee & the Leemen, DigRichards & The R'Jays and Johnny Rebb & The Rebels, surf group The Atlantics,...
1994, while the song "Well Now, Dig This" inspired the name of the British music magazine, Now Dig This. "Well Now, Dig This" / "Let's All Rock Together"...
singer, that changed after a week or a fortnight. These artists included DigRichards, Eden Kane, The Ambassadors, the Power Brothers, Johnny O'Keefe and Ray...
Dunlop and fellow SCRA members appeared as the studio backing band for DigRichards' album, Harlequin. SCRA recorded their second album, The Ship Album (1972)...
at the Sydney Stadium, the bill included O'Keefe, Lee, Joye, Devlin, DigRichards, and Candy and Mandy. These were the first concerts at which O'Keefe...
the City)" by The Academy Is... "New York City (Send My Baby Home)" by DigRichards "New York City Serenade" by Bruce Springsteen "New York City Snow" by...
September 2020, with Dolan reprising her role. In 2021, she appeared in The Dig, playing May Brown, wife of the archaeologist and astronomer Basil Brown...
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