Born in Windsor and force fed Cliff Richard and Dire Straits on ridiculously long car journey’s with his parents and 4 siblings on their yearly holidays in a clapped out old Citroen it wasn’t until Richards’ early teens that he picked up the guitar for the first time with the intention of impressing girls. The impressing girls never quite happened and the longer he spent on the guitar the more his fingers hurt but the better the songs got. Failed piano lessons behind him, and a career in his church’s junior choir cut short by his voice breaking, Richard had found his place behind an acoustic guitar. Initially cutting his teeth on Open Mic nights, and later forays into the London music scene, through to playing anywhere and everywhere, the funds were raised to record the studio album Beautiful Car Wreck. From the opening track Beautiful Car Wreck, a song about a failed relationship and it’s similarities to a car wreck, through to the closing track of My Town, it’s an album of catchy choruses, hook filled harmonies, genuine lyrics, and a voice that has a warmth and intimacy that makes these songs uniquely compelling. This can be heard in any of Richard’s live performances with the songs making you sit up and listen even in the loudest of venues. Summer 2009 see's Richard playing at 4 UK music festivals with plans underway for a late 2009/early 2010 EP release. Richard's Debut Studio Album is available NOW from: www.richleemusic.com www.cdbaby.com/leerichard and NOW on iTunes
