Item 148500 - Dick Curless publicity photograph, ca. 1965
- Item 148500 - Dick Curless publicity photograph, ca. 1965
- Contributed by Maine Historical Society
- Item 148500
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Image Info Dick Curless started wearing an eye patch in the mid-1960s on his right eye because of deteriorating vision, but it became part of his signature style on and off stage.
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Curless started performing in Maine when he returned from serving in the Korean War. He won a national talent contest hosted by Arthur Godfrey in 1957, and over his career had 22 Billboard country hits.
