Singer, songwriter working on a comeback Blind artist hoping to reconnect with fans

LOUISVILLE, KY --More than 25 years after Turley Richards landed his last major record deal, the Louisville singer/songwriter has recorded songs for two new albums and is working on a comeback.Since the 1950s, he has performed or shared the stage with Ray...
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West Virginia Yesterday & Today

West Virginia can claim its fair share of stars; Kathy Mattea, Don Knotts, and Charles "Chuck" Yeager to name a few. But West Virginia has only one "Superstar": Turley Richards from Charleston. Turley, as so many West Virginians do, turned tragedy into tr...
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Singer-songwriter lives with losing his sight poised at the brink of stardom

Written by Monica OroszDaily Mail staff Charleston Daily Mail Thursday, March 31, 2011CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Whether you call him Turley Richards or Richard Turley is your choice - he answers to both.Folks who remember the blind musician and his family from...
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White Men Can’t Jump! The Turley Richards Story

Written By Martin Gavin (Scotch Martin) "You have to ask yourself, have you felt pain?" says Turley Richards. "Ask that about African American’s back then and the answer was clear. And me, I can tell you that the blues visited my heart and soul every sing...
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1970 Berkley: Turley opens for Richie Havens

Turley Richards is a talented West Virgina-born singer-songwriter and producer who has been on the verge of stardom several times, only to remain a well kept secret. Damaging his vision in a childhood accident and completely blind by his late 20s, his lif...
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