Table of Biography
Richie Shelton is a celebrity Family Member. Richie Shelton rose to fame as the older brother of music superstar Blake Shelton, who perished in a car accident in Ada, Pontotoc Country in Oklahoma at the age of 24. Likewise, he died on November 13, 1990.
Early life
Richie Shelton was born on 6th July 1966 in the United States of America. Similarly, his birth sign is Cancer, and he holds American nationality. He was born to his father Dorothy Shackleford and his mother, Ronnie Musgrove. While Shelton was only the son of his parents. Richie’s parents divorced when he was two years old.
After His mother, Ronnie married Richard Shelton and ended up changing his surname to Shelton. From his mother’s second marriage, he has his half-big brother, Blake Shelton, and half-sister, Endy Shelton. Whereas, Endy is a jewelry designer and is married to her husband Mike Richie. Therefore, he did not get to see his father during his childhood as he was with his new family.
Caption: Richie Shelton with his siblings (Source: countryfancast.com)
Talking about his academic career, he has not shared his educational qualifications in public. Moreover, we can assume that he completed his graduation from a well-known university in America.
Richie Shelton – Death
On November 13, 1990, Richie Shelton and his girlfriend had an accident in Rural Oklahoma. According to Country Fan Cast, his girlfriend was driving the car over a hill. Unfortunately, her car hit the back of a school bus picking up passengers and got into an accident. Both Richie and his girlfriend died in an accident.
Professional career
Talking about his professional career, there is not much information regarding it. Moreover, Richie is the inspiration behind Miranda Lambert’s song ‘Over You’ which was written by Blake Shelton and Miranda.
Blake Shelton
Blake Shelton wrote his first song at age 15. After high school, he chose to pursue a full-time vocation in singing and songwriting. Before long, Blake handled a contract and signed a recording contract with ‘Giant Records.’ This personality went to the parent company Warner Bros where he released his first debut album, Blake Shelton, in 2001. Then in 2003, his second studio ‘The Dreamer’ was released.’ Its lead single ‘The Baby’ was a tremendous hit and the album charted 28th on the ‘US Billboard 200.
Moreover, Blake released the third album ‘Blake Shelton’s Barn and Grill in 2003 with singles, as an example, ‘Some Beach’ and ‘No one except for Me,’. Then he again released albums such as Pure BS’ (2007) and ‘Startin Fires (2008), ‘Red River Blue’ (2011). Moreover, another album of Blake’s ‘Cheers, It’s Christmas’ (2012), ‘Based on a True Story (2013), and ‘Bringing Back the Sunshine’ (2014).
Richie Shelton – Net worth 2024
As a celebrity family member, he has earned a decent sum of money. Moreover, there is no information regarding his net worth, income, and salary. On the other hand, his brother, Blake’s net worth is estimated at around $100 million US dollars.
Relationship Status
Richie Shelton was in a relationship with his 20-year-old girlfriend. However, the name of his girlfriend is not known. Sadly, Richie and his girlfriend died in a car accident.
Richie Shelton – Body Measurements
Richie Shelton had black eyes and brown color hair. Besides that, there is no information regarding Richie’s height, weight, and other body measurements.
Social Media
Richie’s brother, Blake tweeted on the 25th anniversary of his death, ‘It’s hard to believe that my brother Richie Shelton’ died 25 years ago. He’s still my hero, and he’s still alive and dwelling. I wish everyone had known who he was”.