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* CARL RICHARDS who fronts the CR Band has hosted
a variety show called "Keepin' Country Strong" on "Port Jervis / Deer Park TV", located
in Port Jervis, NY.
A special Thanks to my crew and the members.
Just celebrated 17 years on air in Jan. 2008
* Was awarded
a citation from Jake Gunther from the New York State Assembly, and also a certificate of service from the United States
Congress, from Congressman Ben Gilman, for all his charity work for the past 20 years.
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Stephan Israel, staff writer for the Times Herald Record, calls Carl "# 1 Cowboy in the Tri-State area"
*Music Machines Critics pole voted Carl "# 1 Country / Rock Band in the Mid Hudson region"
3 years in a row
* Rhythm & News magazines popular pole voted Carl
"# 1 Rock-A-Billy Band" and Hudson Valley's "#1 TV Personality"
* Recorded two 45's with "Tune Tone Records" in 1981 , "Deep freeze Momma" , "Country Blues" , "Rollin
Faster Down The Line" , "Lonesome Pennetentary"
* Recorded and released his first Album of Original songs in 1990 titled "It
Ain't Just Country"
* Wrote a song for "SIDS" titled "A Fallen Leaf"
* 1996 his second
Album titled "Crazy Horse" was released
* 2000 his third Album titled
"Outlaws Like to Rock" was released
* 2006 his fourth Album titled
"He Walked The Line" was released
* 1994 he wrote 2 songs for "Tiny Tim" who recorded them, titled
"Tip Toe Dance" and "Deep Freeze Momma"
* Won 2 years straight,
Song writers contest for WDLC for songs titled "Rollin Faster Down the Line" and "Tips of my Fingers"
* Another one of Carl's songs titled "Jamboree in Heaven" charted # 2 on independent label
on WHVW radio in Poughkeepsie
* Wrote 4 songs for Singer / Comedian
"Mr. Phil" who appeared on Comedy Central,MTV and Jimmy Kimmle Live (twice) where he sang one of Carl's songs on each show.
Mr. Phil is doing a new project "The Original Sounds of Mr. Phil" with 10 of Carl's songs, to be released in 2008. Mr.
Phil performed this on "America's Got Talent" in 2008.
* Carl loves crowd
participation during his shows by bringing people out of the audience to play tambourine, clap, and sing along. This makes
for lots of fun and audiences expects this whenever he performs
* Appeared
on many Radio and TV shows throughout his career. Carl has always kept a professional sound and style, like non other in the
Tri-State area, always working hard to be the best in the business
* Wrote
and appeared in one of Hudson Valleys biggest TV commercial for "Quickway Diner" in Bloomingburg
* YEE HA !
* Opened
for such greats as :
Willie Nelson (twice), Johnny Paycheck, Leon Russell,
Delbert McClinton, Little Sammie Davis, Michael Twitty, Eddie Miles, The Fox Brothers, Sawyer Brown, Lonestar, Jett Williams
* President for "Port Jervis Deer Park Television" in Port Jervis, NY in 2006 & 2007.
* Working on his fifth Album in 2008
* 2008 won The Times Herald Record Critics Pole for "# 1 TV Personality "
* 2008 won River Reporters Critics Pole for the second year in a row "# 1 Musician / Band "
in the Tri State area
* 2008 Will be releasing in CD form my first songs recorded, on "Tune
Tone Records"
* At present time I am working on my own radio show on WTBQ called "The Carl Richards Show"
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