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b. 1944, Duhaney Park, Jamaica, West Indies. Richards’ voice won the adoration of fellow pupils at the Denham Town Primary school, where she impressed them at end-of-term concerts. On the suggestion of one of her teachers, she appeared on Vere John’s Talent Show, and utilized the financial rewards to further her career. She worked outside music as a magistrate’s clerk, as well as with veteran guitarist Bobby Aitken’s Carib Beats Band. Following her departure from the group, her vocal skills were employed by the Falcons, Byron Lee And The Dragonaires and the Mighty Vikings. In 1969, she recorded her first single, ‘How Could I’, for Coxsone Dodd at Studio One. The song did not make any waves but, encouraged by what he had heard, Clancy Eccles recorded her and ‘Foolish Fool’ was a smash hit in Jamaica. The single was also released in the UK where it bubbled under the pop chart. Continuing with her live performances, in 1970 she also linked up with Skin Flesh And Bones, performing at the T...