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A series tradition is the unplugged moment, returning to the days when songs were delivered without electrical amplification. Devin Richards ably demonstrated the technique with his soaring "I Wanna Be With You," a soliloquy from "Golden Boy," which easily hit the top of the house - Variety
Mr. Richards has talent and charisma to spare and certainly belongs in the spotlight
Richards' smooth style conjured Cab Calloway as much as Barry White,
His pure and clear voice also features an impressive range, hitting spine-tingling bass notes and lovely high ones with equal ease. - cabaretexchange.com
And how difficult it is to stay disappointed at Richards for only having one solo ("Too Close for Comfort," from Mr. Wonderful), when he sells it to the rear mezzanine just as if he were the star who introduced it, Sammy Davis Jr.? - broadwaystars.com
Discography
My Own Voice: An Evening with Devin Richards
Live @ the Metropolitan Room in NYC
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Devin Richards has had a multifaceted career as a singer.
Venues include: Iridium Jazz Club, Birdland, Cleopatra's Needle & The Metroplitan Room;
Concerts at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center with the NY Philharmonic, and at Town Hall in NYC;
Ten Broadway Shows including Smokey Joe's Cafe, The Life & Victor/Victoria as the Jazz Singer;
Has performed with stars, Gladys Knight, Harry Connick Jr., Lou Rawls, Rick Springfield, Tony Orlando, Leslie Gore & Gloria Gaynor.
His deep, resonant and sultry voice is equally comfortable singing jazz, soul, broadway, negro spirituals, legit and gospel and tends to remind
people of Al Jarreau, Billy Eckstine, Joe Williams, Lou Rawls, Barry White, Johnny Harmann, Jon Lucien or Paul Robeson yet his unique sound is all his own.
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