Dick Curless At Home With Dick Curless – 1966 Folk Country (vinyl)

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Curless was born inFort Fairfield, Maine, and moved with his family toMassachusettsat the age of eight. Curless began his music career in 1948 inWare, Massachusetts, where he hosted aradio showand toured with a local band called the “Trail Blazers”. He married his wife, Pauline, in 1951, and only six months after the wedding, he was drafted into theUnited States Army. He served in theKorean Warfrom 1952 to 1954 first as atruck driverand later as aradio hostwith the stage name “Rice Paddy Ranger”.

He returned home to Maine in 1954 and continued performing on radio shows, but he spent much of the following year, 1955, in the privacy of his home due to a chronic illness. In 1956, Curless returned to the public spotlight and appeared on theCBStelevision showArthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts. He spent much of the late 1950s performing in clubs inCaliforniaandLas Vegasbut occasionally returned home to Maine to recover from periods of illness and fatigue. While in Maine, Curless recorded several singles including “China Nights” at Event Records withAl Hawkes.

In 1965, Curless recorded one of the biggest hits of his career, “A Tombstone Every Mile”, which cracked the top-5 on theBillboard country chartsand propelled him to national fame. From 1966 to 1968, he toured the nation with theBuck Owens All American Show. The pinnacle of his career came in the late 1960s with eleven top-40 hits, including “Six Times a Day (the Trains Came Down)”. Altogether, he recorded twenty-two Billboard top-40 hits throughout his career.

After his success in 1970 with the hits “Big Wheel Cannonball” and “Hard, Hard Traveling Man”, he recorded infrequently until he released the albumsWelcome to My WorldandIt’s Just a Matter of TimeinNorwayin 1987. The albums were successful inEurope, especially in Norway andGermany.

Sleeve Condition (Out of 10) ~ 9 slight general wear
Label Condition (Out of 10) ~ 10
Vinyl Condition ~ (Out of 10)
Side # 1 -10
Side # 2 -10 amazing shape !!

bin # 142

Label:Tower DT 5016Format:Vinyl, LP, AlbumCountry:USReleased:1966Genre:Folk, World, & CountryStyle:Country

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