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Turley Richards (born Richard Turley, June 12, 1941) is an American singer and guitarist. Richards was born in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. He was blinded in the left eye at the age of four in an archery accident and lost sight in the right eye as well at the age of twenty-nine. He began playing in a group called The Five Pearls while still a teen in the 1950s. His first appearance on record was in 1959, a single titled "All About Ann", released on label Fraternity Records. "Makin' Love With My Baby", also released by Fraternity Records, followed later that year. Richards is listed in the Rockabilly Hall of Fame as a Rockabilly Legend for this song.

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  • Turley Richards, de son vrai nom Richard Turley, est un chanteur et guitariste américain né le 12 juin 1941 à Charleston, Virginie-Occidentale. Il est principalement connu pour sa chanson You Might Need Somebody popularisée par Randy Crawford en 1981 et Shola Ama en 1997. (fr)
  • Turley Richards (nacido en Charleston, Virginia Occidental) es un cantante y guitarrista estadounidense. A Richards le fue su ojo derecho a los cuatro años de edad en un accidente de , y perdió la vista en su ojo derecho algunos años después. Comenzó su carrera musical en la adolescencia, con un grupo llamado The Five Pearls (Las cinco perlas) en los años 50. Su primera aparición en una grabación fue con en el sencillo titulado "All About Ann", realizado en Cincinnati, Ohio grabado por . Se mudó a Los Ángeles con un conjunto a comienzos de los 1960s, pero su banda fracasó y retornó a Virginia Occidental. Finalizando los 1960s se mudó a Estado de Nueva York, y eventualmente tuvo éxito allí, realizando su álbum debut en Warner Bros. Records en 1970. Realizó dos singles de menor éxito en EE. UU. en la década de 1970. Posteriores producciones fueron realizadas al final de la década, así como su tercer éxito en 1980. En 1985, Richards perdió la voz, pero la recuperó gracias a una exitosa terapia. Él mismo produjo su último disco en el 2005 titulado Back to My Roots (volviendo a mis raíces). (es)
  • Turley Richards (born Richard Turley, June 12, 1941) is an American singer and guitarist. Richards was born in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. He was blinded in the left eye at the age of four in an archery accident and lost sight in the right eye as well at the age of twenty-nine. He began playing in a group called The Five Pearls while still a teen in the 1950s. His first appearance on record was in 1959, a single titled "All About Ann", released on label Fraternity Records. "Makin' Love With My Baby", also released by Fraternity Records, followed later that year. Richards is listed in the Rockabilly Hall of Fame as a Rockabilly Legend for this song. He moved to Los Angeles with an ensemble in the early 1960s, but his band failed and he returned to West Virginia. Later in the 1960s he moved to New York City. He played the uptown East Side local Bar's (Malachy's II) and eventually found success. He released his debut album on Warner Bros. Records in 1970. He scored two minor hit singles in the early 1970s. Further releases followed later in the decade, as did a third hit in 1980. Richards made the first recording of Tom Snow and Nan O'Byrne's "You Might Need Somebody", which was subsequently a UK hit twice, reaching number 11 for Randy Crawford in 1981 and number 4 for Shola Ama in 1997. (en)
  • Turley Richards (Charleston, 12 de junho de 1941) é um cantor e guitarrista estadunidense. (pt)
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  • Turley Richards, de son vrai nom Richard Turley, est un chanteur et guitariste américain né le 12 juin 1941 à Charleston, Virginie-Occidentale. Il est principalement connu pour sa chanson You Might Need Somebody popularisée par Randy Crawford en 1981 et Shola Ama en 1997. (fr)
  • Turley Richards (Charleston, 12 de junho de 1941) é um cantor e guitarrista estadunidense. (pt)
  • Turley Richards (nacido en Charleston, Virginia Occidental) es un cantante y guitarrista estadounidense. A Richards le fue su ojo derecho a los cuatro años de edad en un accidente de , y perdió la vista en su ojo derecho algunos años después. Comenzó su carrera musical en la adolescencia, con un grupo llamado The Five Pearls (Las cinco perlas) en los años 50. Su primera aparición en una grabación fue con en el sencillo titulado "All About Ann", realizado en Cincinnati, Ohio grabado por . (es)
  • Turley Richards (born Richard Turley, June 12, 1941) is an American singer and guitarist. Richards was born in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. He was blinded in the left eye at the age of four in an archery accident and lost sight in the right eye as well at the age of twenty-nine. He began playing in a group called The Five Pearls while still a teen in the 1950s. His first appearance on record was in 1959, a single titled "All About Ann", released on label Fraternity Records. "Makin' Love With My Baby", also released by Fraternity Records, followed later that year. Richards is listed in the Rockabilly Hall of Fame as a Rockabilly Legend for this song. (en)
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