George Richey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Richey

American country songwriter and record producer

Date of Birth: 30-Nov-1935

Place of Birth: Arkansas, United States

Date of Death: 31-Jul-2010

Profession: record producer, songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About George Richey

  • George Richey (November 30, 1935 – July 31, 2010), born George Baker Richardson, was an American songwriter and record producer.
  • He was born in Arkansas, but raised in Malden, Missouri. Richey was married to country legend singer/songwriter Tammy Wynette from 1978 until her death in 1998.
  • They had no children.
  • He married Dallas Cowboys cheerleader turned television producer Sheila Slaughter in 2001 with whom he had a daughter, Tatum.
  • He remained married to Slaughter until his death 2010.
  • Tim McGraw sang at their intimate wedding outside of Nashville. Richey was a mainstay of the Nashville country music community since the 1960s through his songwriting and record production.
  • In the 1970s, he co-wrote Keep Me in Mind, a No.
  • 1 country hit for Lynn Anderson in 1973.
  • He also wrote hits for future wife Tammy Wynette and Wynette's then-husband, George Jones, including Jones' "A Picture of Me (Without You)" and "The Grand Tour," and Wynette's "'Til I Can Make It On My Own" and "You and Me", among many other artists. Richey served as the musical director for the television show Hee Haw from 1970 to 1977.
  • Upon marrying Wynette, Richey served as Wynette's manager during the 1980s.
  • Richey retreated from public life after marrying Slaughter, and became a social media advocate with his highly popular Facebook page "DON'T SMOKE, DON'T SMOKE, DON'T SMOKE, IT WILL DESTROY YOUR LIFE".Richey died on July 31, 2010, following a long battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
  • There was no public memorial per his request, and he was buried peacefully in Nashville near Wynette....

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