George
Baker
Richey
formerly Richardson
Born in Promise Land, Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Virginia Wynette (Pugh) Richie
— married
1978 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 74
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 25 May 2014
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Biography
George Richey was named George Baker Richardson at birth. He was a song writer and piano player who moved to Nashville, Tennessee in the 1950's. He played the keyboard as backup for many well known singers such as Tommy James, Ernest Tubb, Kenny Rogers and Ringo Starr.
Tanya Tucker and Barbara Mandrell were among some of the artists who sang George Richey songs.
Richey co-wrote duets for George Jones and Tammy Wynette:
“Southern California” (1977) “We Loved it Away” (1974)
George Richey married Tammy Wynette in 1978. At that point, he turned most of his musical effort toward managing her career.
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