Richard Elloyan

Richard Elloyan is a singer, songwriter, and poet of unique wit and imagination. Writing his own music and poetry he captures the spirit of the west and those who live its lifestyle. Raised in the historic mining town of Virginia City, Nevada, Richard grew up surrounded by the romantic stories and characters that shaped the growth of Nevada and California. Using the backdrop of the high desert, Richard brings to life the images and philosophies of the cowboy and those who are cowboys at heart. Richard has the good fortune to work and live in the Sierras, surrounded by ranches and mountains, which are a constant source of inspiration. Richard has recently appeared with Ian Tyson, Michael Martin Murphy, Brenn Hill, Lacy J. Dalton, the Comstock Cowboys and Rod McQuery. His third CD, Twister, has just reached the number one spot on the Western Music charts. Richard also had the number sixteen and thirty two song on the first Western Music Chart published in Nashville by the Power Source Magazine for the month of January 2005.

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