Cynthia Richards

Cynthia Richards (born Sinthia Richards, 1944) is a Jamaican singer whose career began in the 1960s.

Biography Born in Duhaney Park, Kingston, Jamaica, in 1944, Richards attended the Denham Town Primary School where after impressing teachers with a performance at an end-of-term concert she was encouraged to appear on the Vere Johns Talent Show. While working as a magistrate's clerk, she continued her career, working in the 1960s with Bobby Aitken's Carib Beats band and later the Falcons (with a young Dennis Brown), Byron Lee & the Dragonaires, and the Mighty Vikings. She moved on to work with several producers, including Duke Reid, for whom she recorded "Jungle Fever", "Sentimental Reason", and "Aily I", the latter a hit with UK reggae audiences in 1972.

Discography Foolish Fool (1969), Clan Disc (Trojan) Conversation (1970), Clan Disc (Trojan) Promises (1970), Clan Disc (Trojan) Can't Wait (1970), Clan Disc (Trojan) I Was Just Thinking About You (1970), Clan Disc (Trojan) United We Stand (1970), Pressure Drop (Trojan) Stand By Your Man (1971), Clan Disc (Trojan) Is There A Place in Your Heart For Me (1971), GG Records (Trojan) Moving On (1971), Big Shot Aily I (1973), Attack (Trojan) Sentimental Reason (1973), Lord Koos If You're Ready Come Go With Me (1974) Think About Me (1974), Cactus Keep It in the Family (1974), Cactus I Shall Not Remove (1977), Grove Music

As Clancy and Cynthia Tomorrow (1971), Clan Disc (Trojan)