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How did Blake Shelton’s brother Richie die and when?

BLAKE Shelton's older brother unexpectedly passed away in the early nineties.

Blake also has one older sister, Endy Shelton, who is now 49-years-old.

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How did Blake Shelton's brother Richie die and when?

In 1990, when Blake Shelton was just 14-years-old, his brother, Richie, died in a car accident.

According to Country Fan Cast, Richie, who was 24, was in the car with his 20-year-old girlfriend and her son.

Richie's girlfriend was allegedly driving over a hill when she “slammed into the back of a school bus picking up passengers.”

The outlet writes that Richie, his girlfriend and her son all died in the accident.

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"I mean, I wanted to be him. I wanted to look like him, dress like him, listen to what he listened to, and be into the things he was into.

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, 44, appeared on the Today Show recently, where he was Hoda Kotb's co-host for the day.

After first greeting each other, they began to talk about what kind of life he expects to have once he ties the knot with Gwen, 51.

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