Rock pioneer Digby 'Dig' Richards was the third Australian rock act signed by Festival - following, Johnny O'Keefe and Col Joye. With his stunning good looks, leopard skin suit, and trademark moccasins he stood out from his competitors.
He was born on September 12, 1941 in the remote western New South Wales town of Dunodoo. His father's work as a mounted policeman kept him in rural areas. When Digby was still young the family moved to Narooma, where he grew up. At 17 he ventured to Sydney and started work as a trainee manager with Waltons department store. After a chance meeting with two other boys in a music shop he formed a band the R'Jays, playing dances in town halls around Sydney
