Saturday, Charles & Myrtle’s Coffeehouse will bring a big name into its intimate confines when singer/songwriter Richard Leigh takes the stage.
With more than three decades of writing and performing to his name, Leigh wrote his first song when he was 10 years old, kicking off his professional career 13 years later, according to his bio.
Since then, he has achieved multiplatinum sales and won a Best Country Song Grammy for “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” as popularized by Crystal Gayle.
He also has received seven Song of the Year nominations from the Country Music Association and has credits for writing or co-writing eight No. 1 singles. His songs have been covered by everyone from Conway Twitty and Martina McBride to the Dixie Chicks and Ricky Skaggs.
Saturday’s show will start at 8 p.m. at 105 McBrien Road (Christ Unity Church). As usual the cookies are free, and there’s a suggested donation of $10 when the basket is passed around. For details, call 892-3109 or visit www.christunity.org.