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Thinkin' & Drinkin'

The Seattle Smile with Jimmy Ritchey

Ep. 92

This week on Thinkin’ & Drinkin’ Bart talks with Jimmy Ritchey. Jimmy comes on and shares about his path to Nashville. Jimmy has done it all - songwriting, sessions player, producing records, publishing company and artist manager. Listen in for great stories and lots of laughs. 

In this episode, you’ll hear

  • How Jimmy went from being a country sideman/car salesman to moving to Nashville at 25.
  • Jimmy discusses starting a publishing company (with his first writer signed being Sam Hunt) to what it’s like to being a producer and now manager to Robert Counts.  


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