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Keith Whitley
Keith Whitley was born in Ashland, Kentucky in 1954. He grew up with the bluegrass and country sounds of Appalachia, and started playing guitar and performing...
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Somewhere Between
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Angels Are Singing In Heaven Tonight
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Between an Old Memory and Me
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Blind And Affraid Of The Dark
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Don't Our Love Look Natural
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Hard Act To Follow
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Homecoming
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Honky Tonk Heart
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I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
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I'm No Stranger to the Rain
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I'm Not Easy To Forget
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Nobody In His Right Mind Would've Left Her
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'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose
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A Day in the Life of a Fool
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A Hard Act To Follow
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All I Ever Loved Was You
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Keith Whitley was born in Ashland, Kentucky in 1954. He grew up with the bluegrass and country sounds of Appalachia, and started playing guitar and performing locally as a teenager.
He signed with RCA Nashville in 1983 and released his debut album 'A Hard Act to Follow.' His follow-up 'L.A. to Miami' included the ballad 'Don't Close Your Eyes,' which became one of his best-known songs. Other tracks like 'Miami, My Amy' and 'When You Say Nothing at All' showed his straightforward vocal style and connection to traditional country themes.
Whitley struggled with alcoholism throughout his career. He died in Nashville in 1989 at age 34 from alcohol poisoning. His music, particularly songs like 'Somewhere Between' and 'I Wonder Where You Are Tonight,' remains part of the country catalog.
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