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his week’s Cass County Pioneer is musician David Michael “Slim” Richey. Born in Atlanta, Texas on February 11, 1938, Richey developed an early passion for jazz music. He began playing guitar and formed a swing band during his high school years, then attended the University of Oklahoma, where he studied jazz under several influential jazz guitarists. After graduating, Richey hit the ground running. He operated Warehouse Music, a company that sold instruments and instructional materials to aspiring musicians.
his week’s Cass County Pioneer is musician David Michael “Slim” Richey. Born in Atlanta, Texas on February 11, 1938, Richey developed an early passion for jazz music. He began playing guitar and formed a swing band during his high school years, then attended the University of Oklahoma, where he studied jazz under several influential jazz guitarists. After graduating, Richey hit the ground running. He operated Warehouse Music, a company that sold instruments and instructional materials to aspiring musicians.

Slim Richey

Wed, 10/22/2025 - 5:00am

This week’s Cass County Pioneer is musician David Michael “Slim” Richey. Born in Atlanta, Texas on February 11, 1938, Richey developed an early passion for jazz music. He began playing guitar and formed a swing band during his high school years, then attended the University of Oklahoma, where he studied jazz under several influential jazz guitarists. After graduating, Richey hit the ground running. He operated Warehouse Music, a company that sold instruments and instructional materials to aspiring musicians. He also invented one of the first commercially produced tape machines for transcribing music. Then, Richey founded Ridge Runner Records, a record company based in Fort Worth. Ridge Runner Records specialized in Texas and Oklahoma acoustic guitar music.

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