I perform solo, with an amplified acoustic guitar. I perform my hits as well as new material, and tell the stories behind the song.
For further information on booking me for your coorporate/private event, festival, or house concert, please visit my website www.richardleigh.com, and go to the "booking" section.
You may also email us at info@richardleigh.com.
Richard Leigh is a seven-time nominee in the “Song of the Year”
category. To date he has won the Grammy Award,the Country Music
Association Award, the Academy of Country Music Award, and the
Nashville Songwriters Association award for “Song Of The Year”.
His songs have made fourteen trips to the Top Ten, and to date he has
Eight Number 1 records to his credit. Some of his songs include: “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” (Crystal Gayle), “Somewhere In My Broken Heart” (Billy Dean), “Cold Day In July” (The Dixie Chicks) and
“The Greatest Man I Never Knew” (Reba McEntire, Billy Dean).
To date his songs have sold over 50 million records.
Richard Leigh was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame
in 1994.
Currently, Richard is performing around the country promoting his collab-
orative CD titled "Billy Dean Sings Richard Leigh”, which is scheduled
to be released early August, 2009. “The King of Cry” is Richard’s newest
solo CD, and is available for purchase through Richard’s store at www.richardleigh.com.
Discography
In 1979 Richard won the Country Music Association's Song of the Year
Award for "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue”. This song reached the Number 1 position on both Pop and Country charts, the first country song ever
to do so. It remained on the charts for more than six months; and was
nominated for Grammy Awards in both Pop and Country "Best Song"
categories; (A feat not repeated until 1993), and “Don’t It Make My
Brown Eyes Blue” won the Grammy for "Best Country Song".
It became a million+ selling single, and at the 1999 ACSCAP Awards
was named one of the ten "Most Performed Country Songs Of the Century"
What a song!
Richard Leigh has written or co-written eight 1 singles:
In 1976Crystal Gayle released "I'll Get Over You”.
It went Number 1 on Billboard's Country Music Chart. It also won the
CMA Award for Song Of The Year.
"Somewhere in My Broken Heart”, Billy Dean (co-written with Billy Dean),
voted 1991 NSAI Song Of The Year by Nashville Songwriter's Association,
and ACM Song Of The Year by the Academy Of Country Music.
"The Greatest Man I Never Knew", Reba McEntire, (co-written with
Layng Martine, Jr.), was nominated for a Grammy in the
"Best Country Song" category in 1993.
"Come From The Heart", Kathy Mattea, (co-written with Susanna Clark)
"That's The Thing About Love", Don Williams (co-written with Gary Nicholson)
"Life's Highway",Steve Wariner (co-written with Roger Murrah)
"Put Your Dreams Away"Mickey Gilley, (co-written with Wayland Holyfield)
"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue", Crystal Gayle.
Richard Leigh has had hits in the 70's, 80's, and 90's.
His most recent top ten hit "Cold Day In July," was recorded by The Dixie Chicks on the "Fly" album.
Other artists who have recorded Richard's songs include: Anne Murray, Martina McBride, George Jones, K.T. Oslin, Ronnie Milsap,
B.J. Thomas, Bill Medley, Perry Como, Connie Francis, Debbie Boone,
Conway Twitty, Alabama, Shenandoah, Tammy Wynette,
The Bellamy Brother's, Suzy Boguss, Guy Clark, Ricky Skaggs,
Lorrie Morgan, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Marie Osmond,
Jerry Jeff Walker, Kitty Wells, Bobby Bare, the great Ray Charles,and many more.
Billboard Country Charts Top 5's
“In No time At All” Ronnie Milsap “It’s All I Can Do” Anne Murray “Wish I Had A Heart Of Stone" Baily and the Boys “Your Old Cold Shoulder" Crystal Gayle
Billboard Country Charts Top 20’s
"Why Goodbye" Steve Wariner "Cold Day In July" Dixie Chicks "Ain’t Gonna Worry My Mind" Ray Charles "Stop The Rain" Shenandoah "When I Get You Alone" Mundo Earwood "Who Did They Think He Was" Conway Twitty "Heartmender" Crystal Gayle "Play Me A Memory" Zelle Lehr
Ruby Jane and Mark O'Connor: Virtuosos of the American Fiddle: http://www.poptech.org/blog/mark_oconnor_and_ruby_jane_smith_virtuosos_of_american_fiddle
Ruby Jane Article in New York Times!! http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/who-do-these-guys-think-they-are/ AND Check out the new pictures and video! Let me know what you think! Ruby Jane
HI RICHARD, LOVE THE NEW TUNES...JUST ADDED YOU TO MY "TOP FRIENDS". GREAT NEW PIC OF YOU. CHECK MY 2 NEW SONGS OUT.."AFTER THE STORM" & "C'EST LA VIE MON PETIT"....YOUR OLD FRIEND AND SONGWRITER PAL, JULIE DIDIER
Hey all, I'm updating and remodeling my space. Please bare with me during the construction. I'll be in Stephenville, TX for a show with my good friend Larry Joe Taylor this Saturday night. If your in the neighborhood, drop by and say hey. Richard
