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First Name

Keith

Last Name

Whitley

Date of Birth

01 July 1954

Build

Average

Hair Color

Brown - Light

Place of Birth

Ashland, Kentucky, USA

Star Sign

Cancer

Date of Death

09 May 1989

Place of Death

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Cause of Death

(alcohol poisoning)

Ethnicity

White

Gender

Male

Nationality

American

Music Genre

Country

Music Style

New Traditionalist, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Contemporary Country, Progressive Bluegrass, Progressive Country, Bluegrass

Music Mood

Earnest, Intimate, Bittersweet, Gentle, Reflective, Sentimental, Plaintive

Instrument

Guitar, Vocals

Wikipedia Text

Jackie Keith Whitley (July 1, 1955 � May 9, 1989), known professionally as Keith Whitley, was an American country music singer. Whitley's brief career in mainstream country music lasted from 1984 until his death in 1989, but he continues to influence an entire generation of singers and songwriters. He charted nineteen singles on the Billboard country charts, including five consecutive Number Ones: "Don't Close Your Eyes", "When You Say Nothing at All", "I'm No Stranger to the Rain", "I Wonder Do You Think of Me" and "It Ain't Nothin'" (the last two posthumously).

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Jessie Keith Whitley was born July 1, 1954, in Ashland (Raised in Sandy Hook), Kentucky. Learning to play guitar at age 6, he appeared on Buddy Starcher`s regional TV show at age 8 and formed a bluegrass band with his friend Ricky Skaggs a few years later. When they were 15, Skaggs and Whitley were asked to play a local show when Ralph Stanley`s entourage was running late. When Stanley heard them, he hired them for his band. They stayed for two summers until Whitley went to work for Carl Jackson in 1972. By 1974, he was back with Stanley, this time singing lead vocals. By then, Whitley had already survived a car crash (at 120 mph) and driving a car off a cliff into a river. In 1978, he joined J.D. Crowe and the New South but finally chased a career in country music, which had always been closer to his heart. RCA issued a single, "Turn Me to Love" in 1984 with Patty Loveless singing harmony. At that time, Whitley`s excessive drinking made him unreliable, but it did give him a hardened, honky-tonk voice, and he then only needed the right song. In 1986, he married rising star Lorrie Morgan and cracked the Top 20 for the first time with "Miami, My Amy." After three Top 10 singles ("Ten Feet Away," "Homecoming `63" and "Hard Livin`"), Whitley finally reached No. 1 in 1988 with "Don`t Close Your Eyes." He continued his streak with "When You Say Nothing at All" and "I`m No Stranger to the Rain." But in the midst of his newfound success, he died from alcohol poisoning at his home on May 8, 1989. Nevertheless, Whitley`s music remained in the spotlight for several years beyond that. His next two singles reached No. 1, and a duet with Morgan peaked at No. 13 in 1990. "Brotherly Love," a duet with Earl Thomas Conley, reached No. 2 in 1991. Morgan organized Keith Whitley - A Tribute Album in 1994 which included several previously unreleased Whitley tracks. Released as an unlikely single, Alison Krauss & Union Station`s version of "When You Say Nothing at All" surprisingly reached No. 3 on the country charts, introducing Krauss -- and Whitley -- to listeners who had only discovered country music in the early 1990s. The song has since become a wedding standard.

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Full Name at Birth

Jackie Keith Witley

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